scholarly journals Tiludronate treatment improves structural changes and symptoms of osteoarthritis in the canine anterior cruciate ligament model

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. R98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Moreau ◽  
Pascale Rialland ◽  
Jean-Pierre Pelletier ◽  
Johanne Martel-Pelletier ◽  
Daniel Lajeunesse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Ligament Model

scholarly journals A Novel In Vivo Joint Loading System to Investigate the Effect of Daily Mechanical Load on a Healing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stasiak M. Eng ◽  
Carl Imhauser ◽  
Jonathan Packer ◽  
Asheesh Bedi ◽  
Robert Brophy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Bone Healing ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Mechanical Load ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

We designed and validated a novel knee joint fixation/distraction system to study tendon–to-bone healing in an in vivo rat model of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The system uses an external fixator to apply a cyclic distraction of the knee joint while monitoring the resultant force developed across the joint, thus providing a temporal indication of structural changes during the healing process of the bone-tendon-bone reconstruction. The validation was performed using an optical kinematic tracking system to determine the local displacement of the knee. The average system compliance was determined to be 42.4±8.8 μm/N with a coefficient of variation of 20.7%. The compliance was used to obtain a best fit correction factor which brought the total root mean square error of knee joint distraction to within 179 μm (16.1%) of the applied distraction. We performed a pilot study using 15 rats that had ACL reconstructions using a flexor digitorum longus tendon autograft and found that the animals tolerated the indwelling fixator and daily anesthesia over a 10 day loading protocol. Our knee joint fixation/distraction system provides a valuable tool to study how mechanical stimuli affect in vivo bone-tendon-bone healing.

scholarly journals Comparison of Pull-out Strength for Different Bone Block Length in a Porcine Anterior Cruciate Ligament Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 232596711453276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Posner ◽  
Brett Owens ◽  
Paul Johnson ◽  
Noreen Masciello ◽  
Kenneth Cameron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Block Length ◽  
Bone Block ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Pull Out Strength ◽  
Ligament Model

Fiber-based anterior cruciate ligament model for biomechanical simulations

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Martelli ◽  
A. Joukhadar ◽  
S. Zaffagnini ◽  
M. Marcacci ◽  
S. Lavallee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Ligament Model

Fatigue Life of Superelastic Springs for an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Prosthesis

1995 ◽  
Vol 05 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-1223-C8-1228
Author(s):  
N. Hagemeister ◽  
L'H. Yahia ◽  
E. Weynant ◽  
T. Lours
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Ligament Prosthesis
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