Medial collateral ligament injuries and subsequent load on the anterior cruciate ligament: A biomechanical evaluation in a cadaveric model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-311

  Battaglia, Michael J ^a,b   Lenhoff, Mark W ^b   Ehteshami, John R ^b   Lyman, Stephen ^b   Provencher, Matthew T ^c   Wickiewicz, Thomas L ^b   Warren, Russell F ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Biomechanics; Medial collateral ligament (MCL); Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROBOTICS; ROTATION; SENSOR; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA; TORQUE; VALGUS KNEE; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 64749112456     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324969     Document Type: Article

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