Axial speed of sound is related to tendon's nonlinear elasticity

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-268

  Vergari, Claudio ^a   Ravary Plumioën, Bérangère ^a,b   Evrard, Delphine ^a,b   Laugier, Pascal ^c   Mitton, David ^d,e,f   Pourcelot, Philippe ^a,b   Crevier Denoix, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b Veterinary School   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Mechanical properties; Quantitative ultrasound; Speed of sound; Tendon

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; EFFECTIVE STIFFNESS; FOLLOW UP; IN-VITRO; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LINEAR REGION; MASS DENSITIES; MECHANICAL QUALITIES; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; POISSON'S RATIO; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUNDS; QUASI-STATIC CONDITIONS; SPEED OF SOUNDS; SQUARE ROOTS; STRAIN CURVES; TANGENT MODULI; TENDON INJURIES; TRUE STRESS; ULTRASOUND PROPAGATION;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

TENDONS;

ARTICLE; AXIAL SPEED OF SOUND; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON; TENDON MASS DENSITY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; HORSES; SOUND; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84455208198     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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