Determination of a safe range of knee flexion angles for fixation of the grafts in double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A human cadaveric study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1513-1520

  Vercillo, Fabio ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a,b   Noorani, Sabrina Y ^a   Dede, Özgür ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Double bundle ACL reconstruction; Flexion angle; Graft fixation; In situ force; Knee kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATION; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 34548126177     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507300822     Document Type: Article

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