The variation in medial and lateral collateral ligament strain and tibiofemoral forces following changes in the flexion and extension gaps in total knee replacement: A laboratory experiment using cadaver knees

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1528-1533

  Jeffcote, B ^a,b   Nicholls, R ^a,b   Schirm, A ^a,c   Kuster, M S ^a,c  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Klinik fur Orthopadische Chirurgie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 37249005739     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B11.18834     Document Type: Article

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