Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1115-1125 , October 2009

Tension Degradation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts With Dynamic Flexion-Extension Loading: A Biomechanical Model in Porcine Knees

  • Jens Dargel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    • Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedics, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, St-Vinzenz Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jens Dargel, M.D., Center of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann Strasse 9, Cologne 50931, Germany
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  • Jürgen Koebke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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  • Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department for Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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  • Dietmar Pennig, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedics, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, St-Vinzenz Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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  • Rüdiger Schmidt-Wiethoff, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • ARCUS-Sportklinik, Pforzheim, Germany

Received 16 December 2008 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00203-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.03.007

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1115-1125 , October 2009

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