Author/Editor		Veselko, M; Kastelec, M
Title		Lateral extension of femoral isometric point: new concept for isometric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Type		članek
Source		In: Miklavčič D, Bajd T, Stanič U, editors. Proceedings of the 9th international conference on mechanics in medicine and biology; 1996 Jun 30-Jul 4; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovenian society of medical and biological engineering,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 62-5
Language		eng
Abstract		Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions do not provide optimal distribution of tensile loads throughout the width of the graft, since only a few fibres are placed at or close to isometric points. Extension of tibial and femoral isometric points along the axes, penetrating perpendicularly the sagittal plane, result in isometric lines. Fixation of the graft along this line would thus provide equal tensile load to all the fibrs of the graft. In the article, the concept of lateral extension of the isometric points has been considered theoretically, and supported by plexiglas model of the knee and by cadaver study.
Descriptors		ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR KNEE JOINT BIOMECHANICS