Mechanisms underpinning longitudinal increases in the knee adduction moment following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 892-897

  Hall, Michelle ^a   Wrigley, Tim V ^a   Metcalf, Ben R ^a   Hinman, Rana S ^a   Dempsey, Alasdair R ^b,c   Mills, Peter M ^b   Cicuttini, Flavia M ^d   Lloyd, David G ^b   Bennell, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait; Knee joint load; Mechanism; Meniscectomy

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MECHANISMS; UNDERPINNINGS;

FRONTAL PLANES; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCES; KNEE ADDUCTION MOMENT; KNEE JOINT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENISCECTOMIES; TIME POINTS;

BIOPHYSICS;

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE BRACE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; WALKING SPEED; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGERY; TIBIA; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 84922689517     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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