The patella ligament insertion angle influences quadriceps usage during walking of anterior cruciate ligament deficient patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1643-1650

  Shin, Choongsoo S ^a   Chaudhari, Ajit M ^b   Dyrby, Chris O ^a,c   Andriacchi, Thomas P ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL deficient; Knee flexion moment; Patellar ligament insertion angle; Quadriceps reduction; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; WALKING;

EID: 37349119713     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20463     Document Type: Article

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