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DLSTG GRAFT MECHANICS

Grover, D. M.; Thompson, D. M.; Hull, M. L.; and Howell, S. M.: Emperical relationship between lengthening an anterior cruciate ligament graft and increases in knee anterior laxity: A human cadaveric study. J Biomech Eng, 128: 969-972, 2006.
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Thompson, D. M.; Hull, M. L.; and Howell, S. M.: Does a tensioning device pinned to the tibia improve knee anterior-posterior load-displacement compared to manual tensioning of the graft following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A cadaveric study of two tibial fixation devices. J Orthop Res, 24(9): 1832-41, 2006.
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Grover, D. M.; Howell, S. M.; and Hull, M. L.: There is an early tension loss in a tendon anterior cruciate ligament graft that increases the maximal anterior translation: A cadaveric study of four tibial fixation devices. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 87: 381-390, 2005.
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Karchin A, Hull ML, Howell SM: Tension in a double loop tendon anterior cruciate graft during a simulated open chain knee extension exercise, Journal of Orthopedic Research 23: 77-83, 2005
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Eagar, P.; Hull, M. L.; and Howell, S. M.: How the fixation method stiffness and initial tension affect anterior load-displacement of the knee and tension in anterior cruciate ligament grafts: a study in cadaveric knees using a double-loop hamstrings graft. Journal of Orthopedic Research, 22(3): 613-24, 2004.
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Karchin, A.; Hull, M. L.; and Howell, S. M.: Initial tension and anterior load-displacement behavior of high-stiffness anterior cruciate ligament graft constructs. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 86-A(8): 1675-83, 2004.
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Simmons, R.; Howell, S. M.; and Hull, M. L.: Effect of the angle of the femoral and tibial tunnels in the coronal plane and incremental excision of the posterior cruciate ligament on tension of an anterior cruciate ligament graft: an in vitro study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 85-A(6): 1018-29, 2003.
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Haut-Donahue TL, Howell SM, Hull ML and Gregersen C: A biomechanical evaluation of anterior and posterior tibialis tendons as suitable single-loop anterior cruciate ligament grafts. Arthroscopy 18(6): 589–597, 2002. Click here to view PDF

Donahue TL, Gregersen C, Hull ML, Howell SM: Comparison of viscoelastic, structural and material properties of double-looped anterior cruciate ligament grafts made from bovine digital extensor and human hamstring tendons. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 123: 162, April 2001
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Eagar P, Hull ML, Howell SM: A method for quantifying the anterio load-displacement behavior of the human knee in both the low and high stiffness regions. Journal of Biomechanics 34: 1655–1660, 2001
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Howell SM, Wallace MP, Hull ML: Evaluation of the single-incision arthroscopic technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A study of tibial tunnel placement, intraoperative tension, and stability. American Journal of Sports Medicine 27: 284–293, 1999
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Wallace MP, Hull ML, Howell SM: Can an isometer predict the tensile behavior of a double-looped hamstring graft during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Journal of Orthopaedic Research 16: 386–393, 1998
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Wallace MP, Howell SM, Hull ML: In vivo tensile behavior of a four bundle hamstring graft as a replacement for the anterior cruciate ligament, Journal of Orthopaedic Research 14(4): 539–545, 1997
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