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Abstract
A region of the lower extremity immediately surrounding and including the KNEE JOINT.
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.
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use for primates only; use HINDLIMB for non-primate vertebrates; / inj = KNEE INJURIES but PATELLA / inj is also available; differentiate from KNEE JOINT
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Knee. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007717. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007717
- Knee. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee
- Knee. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37425