Lengthening of double-looped tendon graft constructs in three regions after cyclic loading: A study using Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 839-846

  Roos, P J ^a   Hull, M L ^a,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

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; X RAY;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STIFLE; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2942596352     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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