Evaluation of the mechanical properties of posterolateral structures and supporting posterolateral instability of the knee

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1371-1376

  Chun, Yong Min ^a   Kim, Sung Jae ^a   Kim, Hyoung Sik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

External rotatory laxity; Lateral (fibular) collateral ligament; Popliteofibular ligament; Popliteus tendon; Varus laxity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; POPLITEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; POPLITEUS TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; TENDON; VARUS KNEE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 53549106079     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20596     Document Type: Article

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