The human anterior cruciate ligament: Sex differences in ultrastructure and correlation with biomechanical properties

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 945-950

  Hashemi, Javad ^a,c   Chandrashekar, Naveen ^b   Mansouri, Hossein ^c   Slauterbeck, James R ^d   Hardy, Daniel M ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Collagen fibrils; Fibril concentration; Fibril diameter; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 46449087958     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20621     Document Type: Article

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