MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
Online ISSN : 1347-5320
Print ISSN : 1345-9678
ISSN-L : 1345-9678
Continuous Cruciate Ligament Measurement Using Surface Mounted Transducers
Helen KambicAntonio ValdevitRichard JonesRichard ParkerJohn Bergfeld
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2002 Volume 43 Issue 12 Pages 3032-3035

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Cruciate ligament and Achilles tendon graft elongation were studied using two methods of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction, a “Tibial Tunnel” and a “Tibial Inlay”. Under cyclic loading simulating an anterior drawer technique, elongations were recorded using an radially deflecting displacement transducer. The resulting periodic data was subjected to a Fourier analysis and comparisons between the anterior cruciate ligament and Achilles tendon graft elongations were examined for each surgical reconstruction. Spectral signatures revealed a more anatomic reconstruction resulted from the Tibial Inlay reconstruction as compared to the Tibial Tunnel reconstruction.

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© 2002 The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
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