Biomechanical comparison of anatomic double-bundle, anatomic single-bundle, and nonanatomic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-288

  Kondo, Eiji ^a,b   Merican, Azhar M ^a,c   Yasuda, Kazunori ^b   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

anatomic double bundle reconstruction; anterior cruciate ligament; pivot shift stability; posterolateral bundle; rotational laxity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON TRANSFER; TORQUE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON TRANSFER; TORQUE;

EID: 79952293011     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510392350     Document Type: Article

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