One- and two-strand posterior cruciate ligament reconstructions: Cyclic fatigue testing

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 958-963

  Shearn, Jason T ^a   Grood, Edward S ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^c   Levy, Martin S ^b  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 21844477526     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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