Initial tension and anterior load-displacement behavior of high-stiffness anterior cruciate ligament graft constructs

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1675-1683

  Karchin, Ari ^a   Hull, M L ^a,b   Howell, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT GRAFT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 3543027438     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200408000-00010     Document Type: Article

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