A comparison of the quasi-static mechanical and non-linear viscoelastic properties of the human semitendinosus and gracilis tendons

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-331

  Abramowitch, Steven D ^a   Zhang, Xiaoyan ^a   Curran, Molly ^a   Kilger, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hamstring; Mechanical properties; Tendon; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR-CRUCIATE-LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CYCLIC STRESS; FAILURE TEST; HAMSTRING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MODEL DATA; NON-LINEAR; QUANTITATIVE DATA; QUASI-LINEAR VISCOELASTIC THEORIES; QUASI-STATIC; STATIC STRESS; TANGENT MODULI; ULTIMATE STRESS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOUS RESPONSE;

LIGAMENTS; STRESS RELAXATION; TENDONS; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77949570222     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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