Soft-tissue graft fixation in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Evaluation of the effect of tibial insertion site on joint kinematics and in situ forces using a robotic/UFS testing system

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 614-620

  Zantop, Thore ^a   Lenschow, Simon ^b   Lemburg, Thomas ^c   Weimann, Andre ^d   Petersen, Wolf ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c KUKA Laboratories GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomical fixation site; Hamstring graft fixation; Kinematics; Knee; Posterior cruciate ligament; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TISSUE GRAFT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ROBOTICS; SUTURES; SWINE; TENDONS;

EID: 7744228167     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0741-y     Document Type: Article

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