Posterior Cruciate Ligament

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Anterior cruciate ligament tear: prospective evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of middle- and high-field-strength MR imaging at 1.5 and 0.5 T. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of figure-of-8 versus cylindrical tibial inlay constructs for arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Biomechanical consequences of PCL deficiency in the knee under simulated muscle loads--an in vitro experimental study. 
  • Determination of optimal graft lengths for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction--a theoretical analysis. 
  • Effect of High-Grade Preoperative Knee Laxity on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Outcomes. 
  • Effect of the posterior cruciate ligament on posterior stability of the knee in high flexion. 
  • Examination of posterolateral corner injuries. 
  • Function of posterior cruciate ligament bundles during in vivo knee flexion. 
  • In situ forces of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in high knee flexion: an in vitro investigation. 
  • In vivo elongation of the anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament during knee flexion. 
  • In vivo function of the posterior cruciate ligament during weightbearing knee flexion. 
  • MRI appearance of posterior cruciate ligament tears. 
  • Neuromuscular and biomechanical adaptations of patients with isolated deficiency of the posterior cruciate ligament. 
  • Posterior cruciate-retaining modular total knee arthroplasty: a 9- to 12-year follow-up investigation. 
  • Posterior-stabilized versus posterior cruciate ligament-retaining total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction Versus Repair. 
  • Posterolateral portal tibial tunnel drilling for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: technique and evaluation of safety and tunnel position. 
  • Role of high tibial osteotomy in chronic injuries of posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner. 
  • The biomechanical effect of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on knee joint function. Kinematic response to simulated muscle loads. 
  • The effect of length on the structural properties of an Achilles tendon graft as used in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • The effect of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on patellofemoral contact pressures in the knee joint under simulated muscle loads. 
  • The effect of posterior knee capsulotomy on posterior tibial translation during posterior cruciate ligament tibial inlay reconstruction. 
  • The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have a torn meniscus or ligament of the knee? Value of the physical examination. 
  • Three-dimensional characterization of the femoral footprint of the posterior cruciate ligament. 
  • Tram-track appearance of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL): correlations with mucoid degeneration, ligamentous stability, and differentiation from PCL tears.