Determination of an optimal kinematic protocol for computer-assisted evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1112-1121

  Martelli, S ^a   Zaffagnini, S ^a   Falcioni, B ^a   Motta, M ^b  

^a Ministry of Healthcare   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; Anteroposterior displacement; Functional method; Grood and Suntay method; Helical axes; Internal external rotations; Kinematic test; Kinematics; Knee; Laxity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; GONIOMETERS; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; MUSCLE; SENSORS; SKIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURGERY; TORQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS (ACL); COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY; OPTIMAL KINEMATIC PROTOCOLS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SWINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 0035544742     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1424917     Document Type: Article

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