Peri-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction femur fracture: A biomechanical analysis of the femoral tunnel as a stress riser

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL1, 2011, Pages

  Han, Yung ^a,b   Sardar, Zeeshan ^a   McGrail, Scott ^a   Steffen, Thomas ^a   Martineau, Paul A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Fracture; Saw bones; Stress riser

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84862614469     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1527-8     Document Type: Article

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