Theoretical estimates of cruciate ligament forces: Effects of tibial surface geometry and ligament orientations

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

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 425-439

  Imran, A ^a   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isometric quadriceps exercise; Knee; Ligament forces; Tibial surface geometry

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GRAFTS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; ORTHOPEDICS; SURGERY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ISOMETRIC QUADRICEPS EXERCISE; KNEE; LIGAMENT FORCES; LIGAMENT ORIENTATIONS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TIBIAL SURFACE GEOMETRY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA;

EID: 0031308160     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411981534556     Document Type: Article

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