The functions of the fibre bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament in anterior drawer, rotational laxity and the pivot shift

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 613-620

  Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior drawer; Biomechanics; Fibre bundle; Pivot shift; Rotational laxity

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COHORT STUDIES; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; ROTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 84858748864     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1864-7     Document Type: Review

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