Direct contribution of axial impact compressive load to anterior tibial load during simulated ski landing impact

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-247

  Yeow, C H ^a   Lee, P V S ^b,c   Goh, J C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior tibial load; Cartilage lesion; Impact landing; Peak axial impact compressive load

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; ANTERIOR TIBIAL LOAD; AXIAL IMPACT; CARTILAGE DAMAGE; CONTROL GROUPS; IMPACT CONTROL; INCREMENTAL ACTUATORS; KNEE JOINT; LANDING IMPACTS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MICRO CT; PRE-IMPACT; TESTING SYSTEMS; TIBIAL PLATEAU;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CARTILAGE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LANDING; SPORTS MEDICINE;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; JUMPING; KNEE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKIING; SWINE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA; TIBIA; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 72249123199     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.08.038     Document Type: Article

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