Force measurements on the fibular collateral ligament, popliteofibular ligament, and popliteus tendon to applied loads

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1695-1701

  LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Tso, Andy ^a   Wentorf, Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibular collateral ligament; Force measurement; Popliteofibular ligament; Popliteus tendon; Posterolateral knee

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; FIBULA COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; POPLITEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; POPLITEUS TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 6344284994     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262694     Document Type: Article

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