In vivo kinematics of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A clinical and functional evaluation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2006-2012

  Papannagari, Ramprasad ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a   DeFrate, Louis E ^a   Moses, Jeremy M ^a   Petruska, Alex J ^a   Li, Guoan ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; Anterior laxity; Clinical stability; In vivo kinematics; KT 1000

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATION; RUPTURE; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33750709633     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506290403     Document Type: Article

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