Hyperelastic properties of human meniscal attachments

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Abraham, Adam C ^a   Moyer, John T ^a   Villegas, Diego F ^a,b   Odegard, Gregory M ^a   Haut Donahue, Tammy L ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO   (United States)

Author keywords

Enthesis; Knee; Longitudinal; Material model; Mechanical properties; Meniscus; Modulus; Transverse

Indexed keywords

ENTHESIS; KNEE; LONGITUDINAL; MATERIAL MODEL; MENISCUS; MODULUS; TRANSVERSE;

CURVE FITTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; LOADING TEST; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RIGIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

AGED; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78651446195     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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