Joint kinematics and in situ forces after single bundle PCL reconstruction: A graft placed at the center of the femoral attachment does not restore normal posterior laxity

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-259

  Lenschow, Simon ^a   Zantop, Thore ^b   Weimann, Andre ^b   Lemburg, Thomas ^d   Raschke, Michael ^b   Strobel, Michael ^c   Petersen, Wolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Orthopadische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^d KUKA Laboratories GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hamstring graft fixation; Kinematics; Knee; Posterior cruciate ligament; Robotics; Single bundle reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33745797695     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0062-9     Document Type: Article

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