The biological and biomechanical effect of different graft tensioning in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An experimental study

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 193-199

  Labs, Karsten ^a   Perka, Carsten ^a   Schneider, Frank ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Graft tension; History; Pull out force; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FORCE; HISTOLOGY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; TIBIA; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; NECROSIS; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDONS;

EID: 0036947258     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-002-0409-4     Document Type: Article

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