A novel application of the principles of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) to the fatigue behavior of tendon tissue

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 641-650

  Adeeb, Samer M ^a   Zec, Michelle L ^a   Thornton, Gail M ^b   Frank, Cyril B ^a   Shrive, Nigel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; STRESSES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS (LEFM); ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH (UTS);

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 10944242183     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1800556     Document Type: Article

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