Forces in anterior cruciate ligament during simulated weight-bearing flexion with anterior and internal rotational tibial load

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1855-1861

  Lo, JiaHsuan ^a   Müller, Otto ^a   Wünschel, Markus ^a   Bauer, Steffen ^a   Wülker, Nikolaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; In situ force; Knee biomechanics; Tibial internal rotation; Tibiofemoral kinematics; Weight bearing flexion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOADS (FORCES); ROBOTICS; ULTRASONICS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; IN-SITU FORCE; KNEE BIOMECHANICS; TIBIAL INTERNAL ROTATION; TIBIOFEMORAL KINEMATICS; WEIGHT-BEARING FLEXION;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMUR; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 44649119177     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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