Wrist circumference is related to patellar tendon thickness in healthy men and women

John Nyland1, Andrew Fried, Ranjan Maitra

  • 1Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, KY 40202, USA. john.nyland@louisville.edu <john.nyland@louisville.edu>

Clinical Imaging
|August 22, 2006
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