Measurement of the spatial redistribution of water in rabbit Achilles tendon in response to static tensile loading

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 651-656

  Helmer, K G ^a   Wellen, J ^a   Grigg, P ^b   Sotak, C H ^a,b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; LOADS (FORCES); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WATER;

PROTON DENSITY; STATIC TENSILE LOADING;

TENDONS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RABBIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DIFFUSION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 10944233778     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1800573     Document Type: Article

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