Effect of tibial tubercle elevation on biomechanics of the entire knee joint under muscle loads

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-351

  Shirazi Adl, A ^a   Mesfar, W ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact force; Cruciate ligaments; Extensor lever arm; Finite element analysis; Hamstrings load; Knee joint; Quadriceps load; Tibial tuberosity elevation

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

CONTACT FORCES; CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS; EXTENSOR LEVER ARMS; HAMSTRINGS LOADS; KNEE JOINTS; QUADRICEPS LOADS; TIBIAL TUBEROSITY ELEVATION;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; VALIDITY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33846834032     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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