Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 65-68 , January 2010

Morphometry of the human bicipital groove (sulcus intertubercularis)

  • Nader Wafae, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Luciany Everardo Atencio Santamaría

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy of Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Leonardo Vitor

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy of UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de são Paulo, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Luiz Antonio Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Anatomy of Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Cristiane Regina Ruiz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cristiane Regina Ruiz, Rua Roberto Koch, 34, Ipiranga, 04221-060 São Paulo–SP, Brazil.
    • ,
  • Gabriela Cavallini Wafae

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00230-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.05.005

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 65-68 , January 2010

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