Force measurements on the posterior oblique ligament and superficial medial collateral ligament proximal and distal divisions to applied loads

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-148

  Griffith, Chad J ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Armitage, Bryan M ^a   Johansen, Steinar ^b   Engebretsen, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Buckle transducers; Force measurement; Knee biomechanics; Posterior oblique ligament (POL); Superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149269114     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508322890     Document Type: Article

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