The effect of knee flexion angle and application of an anterior tibial load at the time of graft fixation on the biomechanics of a posterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 460-465

  Harner, Christopher D ^a   Janaushek, Marsie A ^a   Ma, C Benjamin ^a   Kanamori, Akihiro ^a   Vogrin, Tracy M ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; TIBIA; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0033859984     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465000280040401     Document Type: Article

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