Basic science of ligament healing: C. Anterior cruciate ligament graft biomechanics and knee kinematics

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Woo, Savio L Y ^a   Moon, Daniel K ^a   Miura, Kazutomo ^a   Fu, Yin Chih ^a   Nguyen, Tan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior cruciate ligament graft; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Biomechanics; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24644483548     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000169643.21585.30     Document Type: Review

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