Biomechanics of tendons and tendon failure

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Towers, Jeffrey D ^a   Russ, Edmond V ^b   Golla, Sara K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Tendon anatomy; Tendon biomechanics; Tendon failure

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 0037560115     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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