Biomechanical consequences of a posterior root tear of the lateral meniscus: Stabilizing effect of the meniscofemoral ligament

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 621-626

  Forkel, Philipp ^a   Herbort, Mirco ^b   Schulze, Martin ^b   Rosenbaum, Dieter ^b   Kirstein, Lars ^a   Raschke, Michael ^b   Petersen, Wolf ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intraarticular contact area; Intraarticular pressure; Lateral meniscus; Meniscofemoral ligament; Root tear

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LATERAL MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT; MENISCOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TIBIOFEMORAL CONTACT PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MENISCI, TIBIAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 84877873511     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-013-1716-7     Document Type: Article

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