Failure strengths of concentric and eccentric implants for hamstring graft fixation

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-181

  Gwynne Jones, David P ^a,b   Draffin, Joanne ^a   Vane, Andrew G S ^a   Craig, Roy A ^a   McMahon, Simon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanical testing; Hamstring tendon; Interference screw

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; IMPLANT; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TENDON GRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMUR; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THIGH;

EID: 38849154485     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04397.x     Document Type: Article

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