The Medial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow Is Not Isometric: An In Vitro Biomechanical Study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Armstrong, April D ^a   Ferreira, Louis M ^a   Dunning, Cynthia E ^a   Johnson, James A ^a   King, Graham J W ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elbow; Ligament; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DEVICE; ELBOW; ELBOW LIGAMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULNA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS;

EID: 0942279739     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503258886     Document Type: Article

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