Morphologic characteristics help explain the gender difference in peak anterior cruciate ligament strain during a simulated pivot landing

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-40

  Lipps, David B ^a   Oh, Youkeun K ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a   Wojtys, Edward M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; cross sectional area; gender; lateral tibial slope; strain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

EID: 84855451696     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511422325     Document Type: Article

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