A case-control study of anterior cruciate ligament volume, tibial plateau slopes and intercondylar notch dimensions in ACL-injured knees

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1702-1707

  Simon, R A ^a   Everhart, J S ^a   Nagaraja, H N ^a   Chaudhari, A M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Intercondylar notch; Non contact; Risk factors; Tibial plateau

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL SUBJECT; NON-CONTACT; NOTCH GEOMETRY; OBJECTIVE METHODS; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL PLATEAU;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

LIGAMENTS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT VOLUME; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH DIMENSIONS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL PLATEAU SLOPE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; KNEE INJURY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953534736     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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