Biomechanical analysis of a combined double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-369

  Sekiya, Jon K ^a   Haemmerle, Marcus J ^b   Stabile, Kathryne J ^b   Vogrin, Tracy M ^b   Harner, Christopher D ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Knee; Ligament; Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Posterolateral corner

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMBINED DOUBLE BUNDLE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT AND POSTEROLATERAL CORNER RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; POPLITEUS TENDON; POSTERIOR CORNER RECONSTRUCTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT GRAFT; POSTEROLATERAL CORNER CONSTRUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS TENDON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 13944251290     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504268039     Document Type: Article

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