On modelling damage process in vaginal tissue

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 642-651

  Calvo, B ^a,b   Pena E ^a,b   Martins, P ^c   Mascarenhas, T ^d   Doblare M ^a,b   Natal Jorge, R M ^c   Ferreira, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Damage mechanics; Hyperelastic; Large deformation; Pelvic organ prolapse; Vaginal tissue

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE MECHANICS; HYPERELASTIC; LARGE DEFORMATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; VAGINAL TISSUE;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MODEL STRUCTURES; TENSILE TESTING;

TISSUE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VAGINAL INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 61849125853     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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