Changes in the length of virtual anterior cruciate ligament fibers during stability testing: A comparison of conventional single-bundle reconstruction and native anterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2196-2203

  Brophy, Robert H ^a,d   Voos, James E ^a   Shannon, Fintan J ^b   Granchi, Carinne C ^c   Wickiewicz, Thomas L ^a   Warren, Russell F ^a   Pearle, Andrew D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

^c Praxim   (France)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Anterior translation; Internal rotation; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 55149121228     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508320764     Document Type: Article

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