Effects of knee position, graft tension, and mode of fixation in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cadaveric knee study

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 496-501

  Wang, Ching Jen ^a   Chen, Hsiang Ho ^b   Chen, Han Shiang ^a   Huang, Ting Wen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yi Su University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Graft tension; Knee position; Mode of fixation; Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA; POSITION; TENDON GRAFT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036590398     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.32326     Document Type: Article

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