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Contribution to the anatomical nomenclature concerning lower limb anatomy

Authors: David Kachlik, Vladimir Musil, Vaclav Baca

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this article is to extend and revise the sections of Terminologia Anatomica (TA) dealing with the lower limb structures and to justify the use of newly proposed anatomical terms in clinical medicine, education, and research.

Methods

Anatomical terms were gathered during our educational experience from anatomical textbooks and journals and compared with the four previous editions of the official Latin anatomical nomenclature.

Results

The authors summarise 270 terms with their definitions and explanations for both constant and variable morphological structures (bones, joints, muscles, vessels, nerves and superficial structures) of the hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot completed with several grammatical remarks and some general anatomical terms.

Conclusion

The proposed terms should be discussed in wider anatomical community and potentially added to next edition of the TA.

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Title: Contribution to the anatomical nomenclature concerning lower limb anatomy
Authors: David Kachlik
Vladimir Musil
Vaclav Baca
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-017-1920-1

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Contribution to the anatomical nomenclature concerning lower limb anatomy

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