Biomechanical consequences of PCL deficiency in the knee under simulated muscle loads - An in vitro experimental study

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 887-892

  Li, Guoan ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a   DeFrate, Louis E ^b   Zayontz, Shay ^a   Glatt, Vaida ^a   Zarins, Bertram ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADING; MUSCLE; ROBOTS;

SIMULATED MUSCLE LOADS; TIBIAL ROTATION;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; TIBIA TORSION;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0036312152     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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