How the fixation method stiffness and initial tension affect anterior load-displacement of the knee and tension in anterior cruciate ligament grafts: A study in cadaveric knees using a double-loop hamstrings graft

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 613-624

  Eagar, Paul ^a   Hull, M L ^a,b   Howell, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FORCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOADING TEST; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; TIBIA;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 1842832069     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2003.08.020     Document Type: Article

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