Metabolism and composition of the canine anterior cruciate ligament relate to differences in knee joint mechanics and predisposition to ligament rupture

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Comerford, Eithne J ^a   Tarlton, John F ^a   Innes, John F ^b   Johnson, Kenneth A ^c   Amis, Andrew A ^d   Bailey, Allen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine; Collagen; Joint; Ligament; Mechanics

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GELATINASE A; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; ENTHALPY; ENZYME DENATURATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE METABOLISM; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; DOGS; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2;

EID: 11044230535     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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