Measurement of laxity in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee: A comparison of three different methods in vitro

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 653-663

  Khan, R T ^a   Lie, D T ^a   Cashman, P M ^a   Thomas, R W ^a   Amis, A A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Comparison; Knee joint laxity; Measurement methods; Validation

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS; MATERIALS TESTING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTEROPOSTERIOR LAXITY; ROENTGEN STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS;

LIGAMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COMPARISON; KNEE JOINT; MEASUREMENT METHODS; VALIDATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35148851058     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM182     Document Type: Article

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