Tensioning of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Hamstring Grafts: Comparing Equal Tension Versus Equal Stress

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1323-1329

  Conner, Chad S ^a   Morris, Randal P ^a   Vallurupalli, Santaram ^a   Buford Jr , William L ^a   Ivey, Frank M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanics; Creep; Graft tensioning; Hamstring graft; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; RIGIDITY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 56449111066     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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