Circumferential measurement and analysis of strain distribution in the human ACL using a photoelastic coating method

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1135-1143

  Hirokawa, Shunji ^a   Yamamoto, Kouji ^b   Kawada, Takashi ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURUME INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Circumferential observation; Knee motion simulator jig; Photoelastic measurement; Strain distribution

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHOTOELASTICITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; TENSILE TESTING;

STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

LIGAMENTS;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; KNEE; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0034880517     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00078-1     Document Type: Article

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