Time dependent properties of bovine meniscal attachments: Stress relaxation and creep

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3055-3061

  Maes, Jason A ^a   Haut Donahue, T L ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep; Horn attachments; Meniscus; Stress relaxation; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

CREEP; GRAFTS; MUSCLE; STRAIN; STRESS RELAXATION; TISSUE;

HORN ATTACHMENTS; MEDIAL HORNS; MENISCUS; TIME DEPENDENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; KNEE MENISCUS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33751211809     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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