Suitability of Thiel embalmed tendons for biomechanical investigation

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-241

  Fessel, Gion ^a,b   Frey, Kevin ^a   Schweizer, Andreas ^a   Calcagni, Maurizio ^c   Ullrich, Oliver ^a   Snedeker, Jess G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human flexor tendon; Tail tendon; Thiel embalming

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; THIEL SOLUTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RAT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TAIL; TISSUE PRESERVATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 79955787573     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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