Expansion anchors for use in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: Establishing proof of concept in a benchtop analysis

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 425-434

  Black, K P ^a   Saunders, M M ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Expansion anchors; Implant design; Mechanical testing; Prototype development

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BONE; GRAFTS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL); FAILURE RATES; GRAFT FIXATION; INTERFERENCE SCREW;

LIGAMENTS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISIBILITY;

EID: 18044386535     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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