2000
Importance of the medial meniscus in the anterior cruciate ligament‐deficient knee
Allen C, Wong E, Livesay G, Sakane M, Fu F, Woo S. Importance of the medial meniscus in the anterior cruciate ligament‐deficient knee. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2000, 18: 109-115. PMID: 10716286, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100180116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament-deficient kneeLigament-deficient kneeAnterior tibial loadDegrees of flexionAnterior cruciate ligamentFull knee extensionTibial loadMedial meniscusMedial meniscectomyIntact kneeCruciate ligamentMeniscal tearsKnee extensionAnterior cruciate ligament deficient patientsUniversal force-moment sensor testing systemAnterior tibial translationMedial meniscal tearsInternal tibial rotationKnee stabilityTibial translationHuman medial meniscusMeniscal integrityKnee flexionKnee motionTibial rotation
1999
Injury and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and knee osteoarthritis
Allen C, Livesay G, Wong E, Woo S. Injury and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 1999, 7: 110-121. PMID: 10367019, DOI: 10.1053/joca.1998.0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentSitu forcesBasic mechanical propertiesRobotic/UFS testing systemKnee kinematicsACL reconstructionTesting systemKnee osteoarthritisACL graftCruciate ligamentUniversal force-moment sensor testing systemNon-contact mannerCadaveric kneesMechanical propertiesLoading conditionsViscoelastic characteristicsAnterior tibial loadMuscle loading conditionsFreedom knee kinematicsHuman cadaveric kneesQuadruple semitendinosusGraft functionPL bundleAM bundleGraft forces
1998
Effect of combined axial compressive and anterior tibial loads on in situ forces in the anterior cruciate ligament: A porcine study
Li G, Rudy T, Allen C, Sakane M, Woo S. Effect of combined axial compressive and anterior tibial loads on in situ forces in the anterior cruciate ligament: A porcine study. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1998, 16: 122-127. PMID: 9565084, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100160121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior tibial loadAnterior cruciate ligamentDegrees of flexionCruciate ligamentTibial loadSitu forcesAnterior-posterior tibial loadSignificant increaseAnterior-posterior tibial translationKnee stabilityPorcine knee modelTibial translationInternal-external tibial rotationTibial rotationKnee jointPorcine studyLigamentFlexionKneeKnee modelInjury