Specimen dimensions influence the measurement of material properties in tendon fascicles

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2274-2280

  Legerlotz, Kirsten ^a   Riley, Graham P ^b   Screen, Hazel R C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine extensor tendon; Cross sectional area; End effect; Mechanical properties; Rat tail tendon; Specimen length

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; END EFFECTS; END-EFFECT; RAT TAIL TENDON; SPECIMEN LENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROMETERS; STRAIN; TENDONS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL; TENDON; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTREMITIES; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TAIL; TENDONS;

EID: 77955559151     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.040     Document Type: Article

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