Collagen fiber orientation at the tendon to bone insertion and its influence on stress concentrations

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1842-1851

  Thomopoulos, Stavros ^a   Marquez, Juan P ^a   Weinberger, Bradley ^a   Birman, Victor ^b   Genin, Guy M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Insertion site; Modeling; Stress concentration; Tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER ORIENTATION; INSERTION SITE; MECHANICAL MODELS; MODELING;

BONE; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURGERY; TENDONS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS; TENDON; THERMODYNAMICS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; HUMERUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 33745440925     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.05.021     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Benjamin M., Newell R.L., Evans E.J., Ralphs J.R., and Pemberton D.J. The structure of the insertions of the tendons of biceps brachii, triceps and brachialis in elderly dissecting room cadavers. Journal of Anatomy 180 (1992) 327-332
2. Benjamin M., Kumai T., Milz S., Boszczyk B.M., Boszczyk A.A., and Ralphs J.R. The skeletal attachment of tendons-tendon "entheses". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. A Molecular and Integrative Physiology 133 (2002) 931-945
3. Bennett S.H. Methods applicable to the study of both fresh and fixed materials. In: Jones R.M. (Ed). McClung's Handbook of Microscopic Technique (1964), Hafner Publishing Co., New York 591-677
4. Cairns D.R., Genin G.M., Wagoner A., and Crawford G. Amplified strain-rate dependence of deformation in polymer dispersed liquid crystal materials. Applied Physics Letters 75 (1999) 1872-1874
5. Dickey J.P., Hewlett B.R., Dumas G.A., and Bednar D.A. Measuring collagen fiber orientation: a two-dimensional quantitative macroscopic technique. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 120 (1998) 537-540
6. Evans A.G., and Zok F.W. The physics and mechanics of fiber-reinforced brittle matrix composites (review). Journal of Material Science 29 (1994) 3857-3896
7. Fisher N.I., Lewis T., and Embleton B.J.J. Statistical Analysis of Spherical Data (1987), Cambridge University Press, New York
8. Fujioka H., Thakur R., Wang G.J., Mizuno K., Balian G., and Hurwitz S.R. Comparison of surgically attached and non-attached repair of the rat Achilles tendon-bone interface. Cellular organization and type X collagen expression. Connective Tissue Research 37 (1998) 205-218
9. Fukuta S., Oyama M., Kavalkovich K., Fu F.H., and Niyibizi C. Identification of types II, IX and X collagens at the insertion site of the bovine achilles tendon. Matrix Biology 17 (1998) 65-73
10. Galatz L.M., Ball C.M., Teefey S.A., Middleton W.D., and Yamaguchi K. The outcome and repair integrity of completely arthroscopically repaired large and massive rotator cuff tears. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 86-A (2004) 219-224
11. Genin G.M., and Hutchinson J.W. Composite laminates in plane stress: constitutive modeling, and stress redistribution due to matrix cracking. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 80 (1997) 1245-1255
12. Ginsberg J.H., and Genin J. Dynamics. second ed (1995), PWS Publishing Co., New York
13. Giori N.J., Beaupre G.S., and Carter D.R. Cellular shape and pressure may mediate mechanical control of tissue composition in tendons. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 11 (1993) 581-591
14. Harryman II D.T., Mack L.A., Wang K.Y., Jackins S.E., Richardson M.L., and Matsen III F.A. Repairs of the rotator cuff. Correlation of functional results with integrity of the cuff. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 73 (1991) 982-989
15. Jones R.M. Mechanics of Composite Materials. second ed (1999), Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia
16. Karlon W.J., Hsu P.P., Li S., Chien S., McCulloch A.D., and Omens J.H. Measurement of orientation and distribution of cellular alignment and cytoskeletal organization. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 27 (1999) 712-720
17. Lanir Y. Constitutive equations for fibrous connective tissues. Journal of Biomechanics 16 (1983) 1-12
18. Leddy J.P., and Packer J.W. Avulsion of the profundus tendon insertion in athletes. Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume 2 (1977) 66-69
19. Leong P., and Carlile S. Methods for spherical data analysis and visualization. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 80 (1998) 191-200
20. Lynch H.A., Johannessen W., Wu J.P., Jawa A., and Elliott D.M. Effect of fiber orientation and strain rate on the nonlinear uniaxial tensile material properties of tendon. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 125 (2003) 726-731
21. Matyas J.R., Anton M.G., Shrive N.G., and Frank C.B. Stress governs tissue phenotype at the femoral insertion of the rabbit MCL. Journal of Biomechanics 28 (1995) 147-157 [see comments]
22. Milz S., Rufai A., Buettner A., Putz R., Ralphs J.R., and Benjamin M. Three-dimensional reconstructions of the Achilles tendon insertion in man. Journal of Anatomy 200 (2002) 145-152
23. Niyibizi C., Sagarrigo Visconti C., Gibson G., and Kavalkovich K. Identification and immunolocalization of type X collagen at the ligament-bone interface. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 222 (1996) 584-589
24. Prager W. On the formulation of constitutive equations for living soft tissues. Applied Mathematics 27 (1969) 128-132
25. Puso M.A., and Weiss J.A. Finite element implementation of anisotropic quasi-linear viscoelasticity using a discrete spectrum approximation. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 120 (1998) 62-70
26. Raspanti M., Strocchi R., De Pasquale V., Martini D., Montanari C., and Ruggeri A. Structure and ultrastructure of the bone/ligament junction. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology 101 (1996) 97-105
27. Rodeo S.A., Arnoczky S.P., Torzilli P.A., Hidaka C., and Warren R.F. Tendon-healing in a bone tunnel. A biomechanical and histological study in the dog. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 75 (1993) 1795-1803
28. Song Y., Debski R.E., Musahl V., Thomas M., and Woo S.L. A three-dimensional finite element model of the human anterior cruciate ligament: a computational analysis with experimental validation. Journal of Biomechanics 37 (2004) 383-390
29. St. Pierre P., Olson E.J., Elliott J.J., O'Hair K.C., McKinney L.A., and Ryan J. Tendon-healing to cortical bone compared with healing to a cancellous trough. A biomechanical and histological evaluation in goats. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 77 (1995) 1858-1866
30. Thomopoulos S., Hattersley G., Rosen V., Mertens M., Galatz L., Williams G.R., and Soslowsky L.J. The localized expression of extracellular matrix components in healing tendon insertion sites: an in situ hybridization study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 20 (2002) 454-463
31. Thomopoulos S., Williams G.R., and Soslowsky L.J. Tendon to bone healing: differences in biomechanical, structural, and compositional properties due to a range of activity levels. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 125 (2003) 106-113
32. Thomopoulos S., Williams G.R., Gimbel J.A., Favata M., and Soslowsky L.J. Variation of biomechanical, structural, and compositional properties along the tendon to bone insertion site. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 21 (2003) 413-419
33. Waggett A.D., Ralphs J.R., Kwan A.P., Woodnutt D., and Benjamin M. Characterization of collagens and proteoglycans at the insertion of the human Achilles tendon. Matrix Biology 16 (1998) 457-470
34. Weiss J.A., Gardiner J.C., and Bonifasi-Lista C. Ligament material behavior is nonlinear, viscoelastic and rate-independent under shear loading. Journal of Biomechanics 35 (2002) 943-950
35. Whittaker P., and Canham P.B. Demonstration of quantitative fabric analysis of tendon collagen using two-dimensional polarized light microscopy. Matrix 11 (1991) 56-62
36. Williams M.L. Stress singularities resulting from various boundary conditions in angular corners of plates in extension. Journal of Applied Mechanics 19 (1952) 526-528
37. Woo S.L., Maynard J., and Butler D. Ligament, tendon, and joint capsule insertions to bone. In: Woo S.L. (Ed). Injury and Repair of the Musculoskeletal Soft Tissues (1987), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Savannah GA 129-166
38. Zahalak G.I., Wagenseil J.E., Wakatsuki T., and Elson E.L. A cell-based constitutive relation for bio-artificial tissues. Biophysical Journal 79 (2000) 2369-2381