Tension level during preconditioning influences hamstring tendon graft properties

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-338

  Elias, John J ^a,b   Kilambi, Srianjana ^a   Ciccone, William J ^a  

^a Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado   (United States)

^b AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Hamstring tendon graft; Initial tension; Preconditioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT STIFFNESS; GRAFT TENSION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LAXITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; VISCOELASTICITY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 64749112105     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508327561     Document Type: Article

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