Two-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: How bundle tension depends on femoral placement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1262-1270

  Shearn, Jason T ^a   Grood, Edward S ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^c   Levy, Martin S ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Cincinnati Sportsmed/Orthoped Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; ONE BUNDLE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TWO BUNDLE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 2642567911     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00020     Document Type: Article

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