Parameter sensitivity of a mathematical model of the anterior cruciate ligament

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

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-246

  Toutoungi, D E ^a   Zavatsky, A B ^a   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (acl); Knee; Ligament force; Parameter sensitivity; Surgical reconstruction

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; MODELS; ORTHOPEDICS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE; LIGAMENT FORCES; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; PARAMETER MODIFICATION; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; PLANAR FOUR-BAR LINKAGES; THEORETICAL MODELING;

BONE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE;

EID: 0030628049     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411971534340     Document Type: Article

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