The effect of the geometry of the tibia on prediction of the cruciate ligament forces: A theoretical analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 17-30

  Chan, S C N ^a   Seedhom, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cruciate ligament forces; tibial geometry

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS; EXTERNAL ANTEROPOSTERIOR FORCE; EXTERNAL AXIAL COMPRESSIVE FORCE; FEMUR; FLAT TIBIAL PLATEAU; TIBIAL GEOMETRY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0029175702     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1995_209_313_02     Document Type: Review

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