Biomechanical evaluation of the quadriceps tendon autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cadaveric study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 723-730

  Sasaki, Norihiro ^a   Farraro, Kathryn F ^a   Kim, Kwang E ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; quadriceps tendon autograft; robotic UFS testing system

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUADRICEPS TENDON AUTOGRAFT; ROBOTIC/UFS TESTING SYSTEM; ROBOTICS; TENDON; TORQUE; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACL RECONSTRUCTION; QUADRICEPS TENDON AUTOGRAFT; ROBOTIC/UFS TESTING SYSTEM;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFTS; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; TENDONS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84897621150     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513516603     Document Type: Article

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