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ISBN: 9781260399820

Author: SALADIN, Kenneth

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION

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Chapter 12, Problem 12.2.3AYLO

The tensor fasciae latae of the hip and its relationship to the fibrous fascia lata and iliotibial tract of the lateral thigh (table12.6)

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