Influence of a mono-centric knee brace on the tension of the collateral ligaments in knee joints after sectioning of the anterior cruciate ligament - An in vitro study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 719-725

  Hinterwimmer, S ^a,b   Graichen, H ^a   Baumgart, R ^b   Plitz, W ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Collateral ligaments; Knee brace; Ligament tension measurement

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PATIENT MONITORING; STRAIN GAGES;

KNEE BRACE; LIGAMENT FORCES; STRAIN REDUCTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CADAVER; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 3343017482     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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