A Comparison of 11 Oclock versus oblique femoral tunnels in the anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee: Knee kinematics during a simulated pivot Test

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 912-917

  Markolf, Keith L ^a   Jackson, Steven R ^a   McAllister, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Femoral tunnel; Knee biomechanics; Pivot shift

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952740576     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509358321     Document Type: Article

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