Biomechanical evaluation of knee joint laxities and graft forces after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by anteromedial portal, outside-in, and transtibial techniques

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2604-2610

  Sim, Jae Ang ^a,b   Gadikota, Hemanth R ^a   Li, Jing Sheng ^a   Li, Guoan ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; anteromedial portal; knee kinematics; outside in; transtibial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 83455224878     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511420810     Document Type: Article

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