Mechanical strength of mediopatellar plica - The influence of its fiber content

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 860-863

  Lyu, Shaw Ruey ^a   Tzeng, Jeh En ^a   Kuo, Chia Yuan ^b   Jian, Ai Ru ^b   Liu, De Shin ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fiber content ratio; Mediopatellar plica; Micro force tensile testing; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

FIBER CONTENT RATIO; MEDIOPATELLAR PLICA; MICRO-FORCE TENSILE TESTING; PLICA LESION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTIC MODULI; PATHOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

BONE;

DYE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CELL; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SYNOVIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33746876770     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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