Evaluation of bone tunnel placement for suture augmentation of an injured anterior cruciate ligament: Effects on joint stability in a goat model

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1373-1379

  Fisher, Matthew B ^a   Jung, Ho Joong ^a,b   McMahon, Patrick J ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Biomechanics; Robotic testing system; Suture augmentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; FEMUR; GOAT; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; TIBIA; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION STUDY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; GOATS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957203445     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21141     Document Type: Article

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