2006
Residual Strength of the Quadriceps Versus Patellar Tendon After Harvesting a Central Free Tendon Graft
Adams DJ, Mazzocca AD, Fulkerson JP. Residual Strength of the Quadriceps Versus Patellar Tendon After Harvesting a Central Free Tendon Graft. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2006, 22: 76-79. PMID: 16399465, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tendon graftPatellar tendon graftTendon graftQuadriceps tendonPatellar tendonExtensor mechanismFree graftFree patellar tendon graftFree hamstring autograftQuadriceps tendon autograftKnee extensor mechanismAnterior cruciate ligamentTendon graft fixationUnpaired t-testTendon constructsHamstring autograftNative patellar tendonTendon autograftPostoperative rehabilitationReduced morbidityStrength deficitsCruciate ligamentGraft fixationGraftBone block
1990
Collagen biosynthesis in rabbit intraarticular patellar tendon transplants
Fulkerson J, Berke A, Parthasarathy N. Collagen biosynthesis in rabbit intraarticular patellar tendon transplants. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 1990, 18: 249-253. PMID: 2372073, DOI: 10.1177/036354659001800305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTendon graftTendon transplantsCollagen synthesisAutogenous patellar tendon graftNew Zealand white adult rabbitsRabbit kneesPatellar tendon graftTime of transplantationTendon transferHistologic changesGraftAdult rabbitsTransplantationKneeConnective tissueControl levelsCollagen contentTransplantNature of collagenCollagen typesFree fragmentsVascularizationCollagen biosynthesisCollagenSynovium