A structurally based stress-stretch relationship for tendon and ligament

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-399

  Hurschler, C ^a   Loitz Ramage, B ^a   Vanderby, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; LIGAMENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STRESSES; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; COLLAGEN FIBERS;

TENDONS;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; HEALING; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; RABBIT; RAT; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRETCHING; TENDON;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031281833     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2798284     Document Type: Article

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