The influence of the mechanical environment on remodelling of the patellar tendon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-564

  Rumian, A P ^a,b   Draper, E R C ^a,c   Wallace, A L ^a,c   Goodship, A E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENVIRONMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; JOINT FUNCTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEEP; TENDON STRESS; TIBIA; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 63849185719     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B4.21580     Document Type: Article

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