Migration of radio-opaque markers injected into tendon grafts: A study using Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (RSA)

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 887-890

  Smith, Conrad Kay ^a   Hull, M L ^b   Howell, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GRAFTS; TENDONS;

CYCLIC LOADING; RADIO-OPAQUE MARKERS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE (RMS); TENDON GRAFTS; TENDON MARKERS;

BIOMARKERS;

TANTALUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DATA ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CATTLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; INJECTIONS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 25444510894     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1992533     Document Type: Article

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