Mechanical properties of the patellar tendon in adults and children

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1190-1195

  O'Brien, Thomas D ^a   Reeves, Neil D ^a   Baltzopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Jones, David A ^a,b   Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Maturation; Stiffness; Strength; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CO-ACTIVATION; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; JOINT MOMENT; KNEE EXTENSION; KNEE EXTENSOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; MATURATION; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; MOMENT ARMS; PATELLAR TENDON; TRANSVERSE PLANES; ULTRASOUND SCANS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESONANCE; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONICS;

TENDONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950689528     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.11.028     Document Type: Article

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