Tension in a double loop tendon anterior cruciate graft during a simulated open chain knee extension exercise

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Karchin, Ari ^a   Hull, M L ^a,b   Howell, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Graft; Knee; Open chain; Quadriceps; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG EXERCISE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK REDUCTION; SIMULATION; TENDON GRAFT; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 11044227683     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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