A biomechanical study of replacement of the posterior cruciate ligament with a graft. Part I: Isometry, pre-tension of the graft and anterior- posterior laxity

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-380

  Markolf, Keith L ^a   Slauterbeck, James R ^a,b   Armstrong, Kevin L ^a   Shapiro, Matthew S ^a   Finerman, Gerald A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030911842     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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