Movement under load is the most demanding function required of a diarthrodial joint. This presentation will illustrate, pertinent to the context of this meeting, the effects on a parameter of movement of certain types of knee ligament injury which are supposed to occur in real life, and the assessment of the capacity of different methods of repair to restore the movement to normal.
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