Knee joint reaction force during tibial diaphyseal lengthening: A study on a rabbit model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1053-1059

  Yang, Lang ^a   Cai, Gang ^a   Coulton, Les ^a   Saleh, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental animal; Joint reaction force; Limb lengthening

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

EXTENSOMETER; JOINT CONTRACT FORCE; KNEE JOINTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAPHYSIS; EXTENSOMETER; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; IMMATURITY; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LEG LENGTHENING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SOFT TISSUE; TENSION; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; DIAPHYSES; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; TIBIA;

EID: 2542451864     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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