Effect of the posterior cruciate ligament on posterior stability of the knee in high flexion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 779-783

  Li, G ^a,c   Most, E ^a,b   DeFrate, L E ^a,b   Suggs, J F ^a,b   Gill, T J ^a   Rubash, H E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c Bioengineering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

High flexion; Knee kinematics; PCL; Posterior soft tissues

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCLE;

KNEE FLEXION ANGLES; MUSCLE LOADS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 1842575920     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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