The Knee
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 432-440 , December 2009

Gender dimorphic ACL strain in response to combined dynamic 3D knee joint loading: Implications for ACL injury risk

  • Kiyonori Mizuno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
    • ,
  • Jack T. Andrish

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • The Orthopaedic Research Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • ,
  • Antonie J. van den Bogert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • The Orthopaedic Research Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
    • ,
  • Scott G. McLean

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
    • Bone and Joint Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Kinesiology, The University of Michigan, 401 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. Tel.: +1 734 764 5237.

Received 8 December 2008 ,Revised 9 April 2009 ,Accepted 13 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.04.008

The Knee
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 432-440 , December 2009

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