Effects of creep and cyclic loading on the mechanical properties and failure of human Achilles tendons

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 710-717

  Wren, Tishya A L ^a,b   Lindsey, Derek P ^a,b   Beaupré, Gary S ^a,b   Carter, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Fatigue; Injury; Mechanical testing; Rupture

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CREEP TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; STRAIN RATE; TENDONS;

CYCLIG LOADING; HUMAN ACHILLES TENDONS; INJURY; RUPTURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; OSCILLOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; STIMULATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; MOTION; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037933496     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1569267     Document Type: Article

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