Early immobilization further impairs the inferior long-term creep behaviour of ligament autografts

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 42, Issue , 1999, Pages 391-392

  Thornton, Gail M ^a   Boorman, Richard S ^a   Shrive, Nigel G ^a   Frank, Cyril B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

LIGAMENT AUTOGRAFTS; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; POST OPERATIVE IMMOBILIZATION;

GRAFTS;

EID: 0033298886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Boorman R.S., Shrive N., and Frank C.B., 1998b, "Immobilization Increases the Biomechanical Creep Potential of Ligament Autografts," Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 23, pp. 616.
2. Boorman R.S., Shrive N., Leask G., and Frank C.B., 1998a, "The Early Vulnerability of Ligament Autografts to Creep," Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 23, pp. 623.
3. Sabiston P., Frank C., Lam T., and Shrive N., 1990, "Transplantation of the Rabbit Medial Collateral Ligament. I. Biomechanical Evaluation of Fresh Autografts," Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Vol. 8, pp. 35-45.
4. Thornton G.M., Leask G.P., Shrive N.G., and Frank C.B., Submitted 1998, "Ligament Gap Scars Creep More Than Control Ligaments In Early Healing: An In Vitro Study Of The Rabbit Medial Collateral Ligament," Journal of Orthopaedic Research.