In vivo Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Patellar Tendon Stiffness after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Autograft

Background: Tendon mechanical properties have been used to evaluate the effects of therapies on the healing of animal tendons, but these measures have not been convenient to record in vivo in humans due to their invasive nature. The aims of this study were to assess the capability of an ultrasonogra...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Yi Liu, Troy Blackburn, Darin Padua, R. Alexander Creighton, Paul Weinhold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2011-0032