Comparison of two methods for reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament using a computer based method: Quantitative evaluation of laxity, three-dimensional kinematics and ligament deformation measurement in cadaver knees

Knee

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-299

  Hagemeister, N ^a,b   Duval, N ^a   Yahia, L H ^a,b   Krudwig, W ^c   Witzel, U ^d   De Guise, J A ^a,b,e  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Marienhospital ^*  (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial ligaments; Lars; Laxity; Posterior cruciate ligament; Surgical reconstruction; Three dimensional knee kinematics; Trevira

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POLYESTERS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TORSION;

EID: 0036888275     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(02)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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