Influence of patellar ligament insertion angle on quadriceps usage during walking in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed subjects

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 730-735

  Shin, Choongsoo S ^a   Chaudhari, Ajit M ^b   Dyrby, Chris O ^c   Andriacchi, Thomas P ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Knee flexion moment; Patellar ligament insertion angle (PLIA); Quadriceps reduction; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLAR LIGAMENT INSERTION ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249127168     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20806     Document Type: Article

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