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The biomechanics of anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation and reconstruction

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Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee
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The rehabiliation of knee injuries involving the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is controversial. This paper describes strain in the normal and reconstructed ACL during a series of passive and active tests of knee flexion with and without varus, valgus and axial rotation torques on the tibia.

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Arvidsson, I., Arms, S., Eriksson, E., Johnson, R.J., Pope, M. (1986). The biomechanics of anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation and reconstruction. In: Trickey, E.L., Hertel, P. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71022-3_2

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