Hamstrings loading contributes to lateral patellofemoral malalignment and elevated cartilage pressures: An in vitro study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 841-846

  Elias, John J ^a   Kirkpatrick, Marcus S ^a   Saranathan, Archana ^a,b   Mani, Saandeep ^a,b   Smith, Laura G ^a,b   Tanaka, Miho J ^c  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Hamstrings; Kinematics; Patellofemoral joint; Pressure

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; EXTERNAL ROTATION; HAMSTRINGS; IN-VITRO; LATERAL PRESSURES; LATERAL SHIFTS; MALALIGNMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; REPEATED MEASURES; T-TESTS;

CARTILAGE; KINEMATICS; LOADING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

LOADS (FORCES);

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; BONE MALFORMATION; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TILTING; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATELLA; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84860389911     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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