A microstructural model for the tensile constitutive and failure behavior of soft skeletal connective tissues

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-61

  Wren, T A L ^a,b   Carter, D R ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENDONS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

SOFT SKELETAL CONNECTIVE TISSUES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RABBITS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032005276     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834307     Document Type: Article

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