Biomechanics of the anterior cruciate ligament and its replacements

Butler, D. L.; Guan, Y.

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¹University of Cincinnati, Noyes-Giannestras Biomechanics Laboratories, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0048, U.S.A.

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1974	Noyes FR, Torvik PJ, Hyde WB, DeLucas JL. Biomechanics of ligament failure, II: an analysis of immobilization, exercise, and reconditioning effects in primates. J Bone Joint Surg. October 1974;56A(7):1406-1418.
1970	Morrison JB. The mechanics of the knee joint in relation to normal walking. J Biomech. January 1970;3(1):51-61.
1973	Wang C-J, Walker PS, Wolf B. The effects of flexion and rotation on the length patterns of the ligaments of the knee. J Biomech. November 1973;6(6):587-596.
1982	Woo SL-Y. Mechanical properties of tendons and ligaments, I: quasi-static and nonlinear viscoelastic properties. Biorheology. 1982;19(3):385-396.
1969	Haut RC, Little RW. Rheological properties of canine anterior cruciate ligaments. J Biomech. 1969;2(3):289-298.
1986	Woo SL-Y, Orlando CA, Camp JF, Akeson WH. Effects of postmortem storage by freezing on ligament tensile behavior. J Biomech. 1986;19(5):399-404.
1983	Woo SL-Y, Gomez MA, Seguchi Y, Endo CM, Akeson WH. Measurement of mechanical properties of ligament substance from a bone-ligament-bone preparation. J Orthop Res. 1983;1(1):22-29.
1984	Noyes FR, Butler DL, Grood ES, Zernicke RF, Hefzy MS. Biomechanical analysis of human ligament grafts used in knee-ligament repairs and reconstructions. J Bone Joint Surg. March 1984;66A(3):344-352.
1980	Butler DL, Noyes FR, Grood ES. Ligamentous restraints to anterior-posterior drawer in the human knee: a biomechanical study. J Bone Joint Surg. March 1980;62A(2):259-270.
1986	Butler DL, Kay MD, Stouffer DC. Comparison of material properties in fascicle-bone units from human patellar tendon and knee ligaments. J Biomech. 1986;19(6):425-432.
1984	Butler DL, Grood ES, Noyes FR, Zernicke RF, Brackett K. Effects of structure and strain measurement technique on the material properties of young human tendons and fascia. J Biomech. 1984;17(8):579-596.
1976	Markolf KL, Mensch JS, Amstutz HC. Stiffness and laxity of the knee: the contributions of the supporting structures: a quantitative in vitro study. J Bone Joint Surg. July 1976;58A(5):583-594.
1975	Girgis FG, Marshall JL, Al Monajem ARS. The cruciate ligaments of the knee joint: anatomical, functional and experimental analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. January–February 1975;106:216-231.
1976	Kennedy JC, Hawkins RJ, Willis RB, Danylchuck KD. Tension studies of human knee ligaments: yield point, ultimate failure, and disruption of the cruciate and tibial collateral ligaments. J Bone Joint Surg. April 1976;58A(3):350-355.
1987	Woo SL-Y, Hollis JM, Roux RD, Gomez MA, Inoue M, Kleiner JB, Akeson WH. Effects of knee flexion on the structural properties of the rabbit femur-anterior cruciate ligament-tibia complex (FATC). J Biomech. 1987;20(6):557-563.
1985	Stouffer DC, Butler DL, Hosny D. The relationship between crimp pattern and mechanical response of human patellar tendon-bone units. J Biomech Eng. May 1985;107(2):158-165.
1941	Brantigan OC, Voshell AF. The mechanics of the ligaments and menisci of the knee joint. J Bone Joint Surg. January 1941;23(1):44-66.
1976	Noyes FR, Grood ES. The strength of the anterior cruciate ligament in humans and Rhesus monkeys. J Bone Joint Surg. 1976;58A(8):1074-1082.
1974	Noyes FR, DeLucas JL, Torvik PJ. Biomechanics of anterior cruciate ligament failure: an analysis of strain-rate sensitivity and mechanisms of failure in primates. J Bone Joint Surg. March 1974;56A(2):236-253.
1970	Edwards RG, Lafferty JF, Lange KO. Ligament strain in the human knee joint. J Biomech Eng. March 1970;92(1):131-136.
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Cited By (1)

Year	Entry
1997	Hurschler C. Collagen Matrix in Normal and Healing Ligaments: Microstructural Behavior, Biological Adaptation, and a Structural Mechanical Model [PhD thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Madison; 1997.