Initial fixation strength of a hybrid technique for femoral ACL graft fixation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1122-1129

  Weimann, Andre ^a   Zantop, Thore ^a   Herbort, Mirco ^a   Strobel, Michael ^b   Petersen, Wolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Orthopaedische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cyclic testing; Failure mode; Hamstring graft fixation; Maximum load

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33750684656     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0159-x     Document Type: Article

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