Critical load cases for knee ligaments at skiing - An engineering approach

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1397, 2001, Pages 160-174

  Freudiger, S ^a   Friederich, N F ^b  

^a Diplomiester Maschineningeniur ETH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACL; Critical load cases; Falling maneuvers; Injury mechanism; Knee ligaments; MCL; Skiing maneuvers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039888094     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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