Measurement of invivo tendon function

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-157

  Bey, Michael J ^a   Derwin, Kathleen A ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Invivo; Review Article; Rotator cuff; Stiffness; Strain; Stress; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BUCKLE TRANSDUCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTIC TRANSDUCER; IMPLANTABLE FORCE TRANSDUCER; IMPLANTED SENSOR; IN VIVO STUDY; LIQUID METAL STRAIN GAUGE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSOR; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCER; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RABBITS; ROTATOR CUFF; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84855836293     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.10.023     Document Type: Review

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