Strain-rate sensitivity of the rabbit MCL diminishes at traumatic loading rates

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1379-1385

  Crisco, Joseph J ^a,b,c   Moore, Douglas C ^a   McGovern, Robert D ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c Bioengineering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure; Impact; Injury; Ligament

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; LIGAMENTS; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

STRAIN RATES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RIGIDITY; SPORT INJURY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MOTION; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036804617     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00167-7     Document Type: Article

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