A new in vivo technique for determination of 3D kinematics and contact areas of the patello-femoral and tibio-femoral joint

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 927-934

  Von Eisenhart Rothe, R ^a   Siebert, M ^b   Bringmann, C ^b   Vogl, T ^a   Englmeier, K H ^b   Graichen, H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact areas; Kinematics; Knee; Open MR imaging; Patella shift; Patella tilt

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MUSCLE; TISSUE;

3D KINEMATICS; IN VIVO TECHNIQUES; NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION PATTERNS; PATELLO-FEMORAL DISORDERS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA; TIBIOFEMORAL JOINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA;

EID: 1942541479     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.09.034     Document Type: Article

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