A biomechanical study of the meniscofemoral ligaments and their contribution to contact pressure reduction in the knee

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1004-1008

  Amadi, Hippolite O ^a   Gupte, Chinmay M ^b   Lie, Denny T T ^c   McDermott, Ian D ^d   Amis, Andrew A ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee joint; Lateral meniscus; Ligament of Humphrey; Ligament of Wrisberg; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KNEE; LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; ROTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PRESSURE; ROTATION;

EID: 55349098207     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0592-0     Document Type: Article

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