The influence of functional knee bracing on the anterior cruciate ligament strain biomechanics in weightbearing and nonweightbearing knees

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 815-824

  Fleming, Braden C ^b,c   Renstrom, Per A ^a   Beynnon, Bruce D ^b   Engstrom, Bjorn ^a   Peura, Glenn ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033694078     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465000280060901     Document Type: Article

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