Knee joint mechanics under quadriceps-hamstrings muscle forces are influenced by tibial restraint

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 841-848

  Mesfar, W ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cruciate ligament forces; Finite element analysis; Hamstrings load; Quadriceps load; Restraining force; Tibial moment

Indexed keywords

CRUCIATE LIGAMENT FORCES; HAMSTRINGS LOAD; QUADRICEPS LOAD; RESTRAINING FORCE; TIBIAL MOMENT;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAMSTRING; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33746902830     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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