Quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament: Cryosectional anatomy and structural properties in young adults

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-110

  Staubli H U ^a   Schatzmann, L ^b   Brunner, P ^b   Rincon L ^b   Nolte, L P ^b  

^a Spital Bern Tiefenau   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cryosectional anatomy; Knee joint; Patellar ligament; Patellar tendon; Quadriceps tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FREEZING; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030338734     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01477262     Document Type: Article

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