Coordination of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in constraining the varus-valgus and internal-external rotatory instability of the knee

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 348-353

  Miyasaka, Toshiyuki ^a   Matsumoto, Hideo ^a   Suda, Yasunori ^a   Otani, Toshiro ^a   Toyama, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cruciate ligaments; Instability; Knee; Tension

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; TENSION; TORQUE; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

EID: 0036301247     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760200058     Document Type: Article

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