Measurement of in vivo anterior cruciate ligament strain during dynamic jump landing

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 365-371

  Taylor, K A ^a   Terry, M E ^a   Utturkar, G M ^a   Spritzer, C E ^a   Queen, R M ^a   Irribarra, L A ^a   Garrett, W E ^a   DeFrate, L E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; Dynamic; Fluoroscopy; Imaging; In vivo; Injury mechanisms; Jumping; Kinematics; Landing; Magnetic resonance; Motion; MR; Strain; Valgus

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGING; IN-VIVO; INJURY MECHANISMS; JUMPING; MOTION; MR; VALGUS;

BONE; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; KINEMATICS; LANDING; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 78651477710     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.10.028     Document Type: Article

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