The contribution of the cruciate ligaments to the load-displacement characteristics of the human knee joint

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1980, Pages 277-283

  Piziali, R L ^a   Rastegar, J ^b   Nagel, D A ^c   Schurman, D J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT - FORCES;

KNEE JOINTS; LIGAMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; FLEXION LIMITATION; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT; JOINT LOAD; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0019089150     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3138223     Document Type: Article

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