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Epiligament or paratenon is more appropriate for describing the enveloping tissue of the cruciate ligaments of the human knee?
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna – ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract
Abstract
Title
Epiligament or paratenon is more appropriate for describing the enveloping tissue of the cruciate ligaments of the human knee?
Journal
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Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
258-259
Published online
2021-02-23
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2022;81(1):258-259.
Authors
G. P. Georgiev
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- Georgiev GP, Kotov G, Iliev A, et al. A comparative study of the epiligament of the medial collateral and the anterior cruciate ligament in the human knee. Immunohistochemical analysis of collagen type I and V and procollagen type III. Ann Anat. 2019; 224: 88–96.
- Georgiev GP, Landzhov B, Kotov G, et al. Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 Expression in the Epiligament of the Medial Collateral and Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Human Knees: A Comparative Study. Cureus. 2018; 10(11): e3550.
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