Influence of the femoral tunnel location and angle on the contact pressure in the femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 444-448

  Segawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Koga, Yoshio ^b   Omori, Go ^c   Sakamoto, Makoto ^d   Hara, Toshiaki ^e  

^a NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Niigata Kobari Hospital   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DYNAMICS; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0038351047     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310032001     Document Type: Article

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