Static and dynamic biomechanical properties of the regenerating rabbit Achilles tendon

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 832-838

  Nagasawa, Koji ^a   Noguchi, Masahiko ^a,b   Ikoma, Kazuya ^a   Kubo, Toshikazu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Dynamic biomechanical property; Regenerating tendon; Static biomechanical property; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; DYNAMIC BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTY; REGENERATING TENDON; STATIC BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENOTOMY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REGENERATION; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; MALE; RABBITS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGENERATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 44449121708     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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