Tensile properties of the human femur-anterior cruciate ligament-tibia complex: The effects of specimen age and orientation

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 217-225

  Woo, Savio L Y ^a   Hollis, J Marcus ^a   Adams, Douglas J ^b   Lyon, Roger M ^b   Takai, Shinro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

EID: 0025782419     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659101900303     Document Type: Article

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