Viscoelasticity and temperature variations decrease tension and stiffness of hamstring tendon grafts following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1071-1078

  Ciccone II, William J ^a   Bratton, Derek R ^a   Weinstein, David M ^a   Elias, John J ^a  

^a Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HAMSTRING; HAMSTRING TENDON GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33646463804     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00576     Document Type: Article

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