A new device for the fixation of anterior cruciate ligament tendon grafts. Design and experimental study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Martel, O ^a   Carta, J A ^a   Garces G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Implant design; Interference screw; Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; LIGAMENTS; STIFFNESS; TENDONS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE TUNNEL; IMPLANT DESIGN; INTERFERENCE SCREW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENDONS;

EID: 33750430647     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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