The effects of estrogen on material and mechanical properties of the intra- and extra-articular knee structures

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1948-1952

  Wentorf, Fred A ^a   Sudoh, Kenji ^a   Moses, Christina ^a   Arendt, Elizabeth A ^a   Carlson, Cathy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Biomechanics; Estrogen; Gender

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; KNEE FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MACACA; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; KNEE INJURIES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MACACA FASCICULARIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33750726708     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506290060     Document Type: Article

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