The long-term biomechanical and viscoelastic performance of repairing anterior cruciate ligament after hemitransection injury in a goat model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-117

  Ng, Gabriel Y F ^a   Oakes, Barry W ^b   McLean, Iain D ^b   Deacon, Owen W ^b   Lampard, Douglas ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAT; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISCOELASTICITY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0030066492     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400120     Document Type: Article

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