A three-dimensional finite element stress analysis for tunnel placement and buttons in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 827-832

  Au, Anthony G ^a   Raso, V James ^b   Liggins, Adrian B ^b   Otto, David D ^c   Amirfazli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BONE; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PATIENT MONITORING; STRESS ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ERROR CONVERGENCE; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTED LOADING; STRESS-SHIELDING; TUNNEL WALL;

LIGAMENTS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 13844289193     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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