Human patellar tendon strain a noninvasive, in vivo study

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 370, Issue , 2000, Pages 201-207

  Sheehan, Frances T ^a,b   Drace, John E ^c  

^a Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

^b Rehabilitation RandD Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033955079     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200001000-00019     Document Type: Article

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