A mathematical model of forces in the knee under isometric quadriceps contractions

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-122

  Huss, Richard A ^a   Holstein, Horst ^a   O'Connor, John J ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Knee; Ligaments; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DEFORMATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE;

ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; FORCE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

CARTILAGE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033981421     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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