Mechanics of the normal woman's breast

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-271

  Gefen, Amit ^a   Dilmoney, Benny ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MIM Minimally Invasive Mastopexy Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Implant design; Plastic surgery; Tissue mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREAST; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FASCIA; FORCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIGAMENT; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB;

EID: 34547652427     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2007-15404     Document Type: Article

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