A Biomechanical Comparison of 3 Reconstruction Techniques for Posterolateral Instability of the Knee in a Cadaveric Model

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-341

  Kim, Sung Jae ^a   Kim, Hyoung Sik ^a   Moon, Hong Kyo ^a   Chang, Woo Hyuk ^a   Kim, Sul Gee ^a   Chun, Yong Min ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CADAVER; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; ROTATION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VARUS KNEE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATION; TENDONS; TORQUE;

EID: 77549085601     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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