Effects of growth on the response of the rabbit patellar tendon to stress shielding: A biomechanical study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 370-378

  Fujie, Hiromichi ^a   Yamamoto, Noritaka ^b   Murakami, Takeshi ^c   Hayashi, Kozaburo ^a  

^a Div Mech Sci Dept Syst Hum S ^*  (Japan)

^b Ritsumeikan University   (Japan)

^c FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibroblast density; Growth; Mechanical property; Patellar tendon; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; PATELLA; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 0034070421     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00077-7     Document Type: Article

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