Biomechanical comparison of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques using cyclic loading tests

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-19

  Hiraga, Yasuharu ^a   Ishibashi, Yasuyuki ^a   Tsuda, Eiichi ^a   Toh, Harehiko Tsukada Satoshi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hamstring tendon; Patellar tendon; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TENDONS; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 30744436826     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0633-x     Document Type: Article

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