Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 269-274 , March 2007

An Anatomic Study of the Iliotibial Tract

  • Eduardo Luís Cruells Vieira, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Sports Traumatology Center (Cete), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Eduardo Luís Cruells Vieira, Rua Paraná, 35, ap. 111, 18035-590 Sorocaba, SP.
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  • Eduardo Álvaro Vieira, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Biological Sciences Center, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Rogério Teixeira da Silva, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Sports Traumatology Center (Cete), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Paulo Augusto dos Santos Berlfein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sports Traumatology Center (Cete), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Rene Jorge Abdalla, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sports Traumatology Center (Cete), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Moisés Cohen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Biological Sciences Center, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)01443-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.11.019

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 269-274 , March 2007

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