Effect of muscle loads and torque applied to the tibia on the strain behavior of the anterior cruciate ligament: An in vitro investigation

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1005-1011

  Fujiya, Hiroto ^a   Kousa, Petteri ^a   Fleming, Braden C ^b   Churchill, David L ^a   Beynnon, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanics; Knee

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; AXIAL TORQUE; CO-CONTRACTION; DEEP FLEXION; GAIN INSIGHT; IN-VITRO; KNEE; KNEE FLEXIONS; LONG AXIS; MUSCLE CO-CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; MUSCLE LOAD; MUSCLE LOADING; STRAIN BEHAVIORS; STRAIN VALUES;

BIOMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TORQUE;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 80055066391     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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