In vitro comparison of tension and stiffness between hamstring tendon and patella tendon grafts

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1506-1511

  Elias, John J ^a   Rai, Surya P ^a   Ciccone II, William J ^a  

^a Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Graft; Stiffness; Tension

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDON TRANSFER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 55449086619     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20677     Document Type: Article

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