Using a freeze substitution fixation technique and histological crimp analysis for characterizing regions of strain in ligaments loaded in situ

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 793-799

  Boorman, Richard S ^a   Norman, Tony ^a   Matsen III, Frederick A ^a   Clark, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Crimp; Histomorphology; Ligament; Tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; ISOPENTANE; LIQUID NITROGEN; COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLA TENDON; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RABBIT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PREPARATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; FREEZE DRYING; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; LIGAMENTS; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE FIXATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33646179641     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20081     Document Type: Article

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