Mechanics of the anterior drawer test at the ankle: The effects of ligament viscoelasticity

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2118-2123

  Corazza, F ^a,c   Leardini, A ^c   O'Connor, J J ^b   Parenti Castelli, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Movement Analysis Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Anterior drawer test; Ligaments; Mechanical modelling; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANKLE JOINTS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; LIGAMENT FIBERS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; FOOT; FUNCTION TEST; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT FUNCTION; LIGAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TIBIA; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 23444460586     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.09.031     Document Type: Article

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