Three-dimensional patellar motion at the natural knee during passive flexion/extension. An in vitro study

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1426-1431

  Belvedere, Claudio ^a   Leardini, Alberto ^a   Ensini, Andrea ^a   Bianchi, Luca ^a   Catani, Fabio ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee biomechanics; Patellar tracking; Patellofemoral joint kinematics; Tibiofemoral joint kinematics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; TIBIA;

EID: 70350223792     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20919     Document Type: Article

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