Characterization of the mechanical properties and mineral distribution of the anterior cruciate ligament-to-bone insertion site

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2366-2369

  Moffat, Kristen L ^a   Sun, Wan Hsuan S ^a   Chahine, Nadeen O ^a   Pena, Paul E ^a   Doty, Stephen B ^b   Hung, Clark T ^a   Ateshian, Gerard A ^a   Lu, Helen H ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL); MINERAL DISTRIBUTION; MINERALIZED FIBROCARTILAGE (MFC);

BONE; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALS;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 34047160641     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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