The effects of refreezing on the viscoelastic and tensile properties of ligaments

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1153-1157

  Moon, Daniel K ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a   Takakura, Yoshiyuki ^a   Gabriel, Mary T ^a   Abramowitch, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Medical collateral ligament; Refreezing; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FREEZING; MICROMETERS; STRESS RELAXATION; THAWING; VISCOELASTICITY;

MEDICAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; REFREEZING; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

LIGAMENTS;

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FREEZING; KNEE LIGAMENT; LASER; LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELASTICITY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; RABBITS; TENSILE STRENGTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645056184     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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