A new tibial coordinate system improves the precision of anterior-posterior knee laxity measurements: A cadaveric study using Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 327-333

  Roos, P J ^a   Neu, C P ^a   Hull, M L ^a   Howell, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior; Force; Imaging; Knee; Laxity; Precision; Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis

Indexed keywords

TANTALUM;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 14244259567     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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