A finite element simulation of the effect of graft stiffness and graft tensioning in ACL reconstruction

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 636-644

  Pena E ^a   Martinez M A ^a   Calvo, B ^a   Palanca, D ^a   Doblare M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Finite element method; Graft stiffness; Graft tensioning; Knee biomechanics

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STIFFNESS; SURGERY;

CHRONICAL INSTABILITY; GRAFT STIFFNESS; GRAFT TENSIONING; MENISCAL CARTILAGES;

GRAFTS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; TENDON GRAFT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 20144368121     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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