The effect of posterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction on meniscal strain

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1675-1680

  Pearsall IV, Albert W ^a,b   Hollis, J Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligament reconstruction; Meniscus; Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOADING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 6344230150     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504265937     Document Type: Article

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