An implantable transducer for measuring tension in an anterior cruciate ligament graft

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-333

  Ventura, C P ^a   Wolchok, J ^a   Hull, M L ^a   Howell, S M ^a,b  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAFTS; LIGAMENTS; SURGERY; TRANSDUCERS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS (ACL); FIXATION DEVICE TRANSDUCER (FDT); TENSION MEASUREMENT;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; KNEE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; TENSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032101856     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2797998     Document Type: Article

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