Twist and its effect on ACL graft forces

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 963-969

  Arnold, M P ^a   Blankevoort, L ^b   ten Ham, A ^c   Verdonschot, N ^c   van Kampen, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament; Bone patellar tendon bone graft; Graft force; Tension; Twist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; TENDONS;

EID: 4344625617     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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