Contact stresses in both compartments of the tibiofemoral joint are similar even when larger forces are applied to the medial compartment

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-338

  Thambyah, Ashvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cartilage; Knee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTACT STRESS; FEMUR; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIBIA;

AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34447288939     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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