Preferential loading of the ACL compared with the MCL during landing: A novel in sim approach yields the multiplanar mechanism of dynamic Valgus during acl injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 177-186

  Quatman, Carmen E ^a   Kiapour, Ata M ^b,c   Demetropoulos, Constantine K ^b,c   Kiapour, Ali ^b,c   Wordeman, Samuel C ^a,d   Levine, Jason W ^a,b   Goel, Vijay K ^a,b   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,d,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d The Ohio State University   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; injury mechanism; knee; landing; MCL

Indexed keywords

ACL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY MECHANISM; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; LANDING; MALE; MCL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION;

ACL; INJURY MECHANISM; KNEE; LANDING; MCL;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84892595645     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513506558     Document Type: Article

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