Tensile forces on sutures in the human lateral knee meniscus

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1354-1359

  Staerke, Christian ^a   Brettschneider, Olaf ^b   Gröbel, Karl Heinz ^c   Becker, Roland ^d  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Otto von Guericke Magdeburg   (Germany)

^d City Hospital Brandenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; In vitro; Knee; Lateral menisci; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 70350736240     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0875-0     Document Type: Article

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