Human patellar tendon stiffness is restored following graft harvest for anterior cruciate ligament surgery

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 797-803

  Reeves, Neil D ^a   Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Rittweger, Joern ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee; Ligament; Mechanical properties; Tendon; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; IN-VIVO; KNEE; PATELLAR TENDONS; SCAR TISSUES; TENDON TISSUES; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CHEMICAL SHIFT; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESTORATION; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

TENDONS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 64549131258     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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