Primary stability of three posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures: A biomechanical in vitro study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 970-978

  Kitamura, Nobuto ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Yamanaka, Masanori ^a   Tanabe, Yoshie ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cyclic loading test; Flexor tendon graft; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMUR; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYESTERS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUS SCROFA; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 23244436371     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.05.025     Document Type: Article

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