Mechanical characterization and constitutive modelling of the damage process in rectus sheath

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-122

  Martins, P ^a   Pena E ^b,c   Jorge, Natal R M ^a   Santos, A ^d,e,f   Santos, L ^d,e,f   Mascarenhas, T ^f,g   Calvo, B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f University of Porto   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anterior rectus sheath; Damage mechanics; Hyperelastic; Large deformation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR RECTUS SHEATH; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; COLLAGEN FIBRES; CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING; CONTINUUM DAMAGE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGE MODEL; DAMAGE PROCESS; DIFFERENT DAMAGES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE DEFORMATIONS; HYPER ELASTIC; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MODEL FITTING; MODEL PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR DAMAGE BEHAVIOUR; RMS ERRORS; SOFT TISSUE; STRESS STRAIN BEHAVIOURS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SURGICAL REPAIR; TISSUE DAMAGE; TRANSVERSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS;

COLLAGEN; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MODEL STRUCTURES; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

DEFORMATION;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCLE TONE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857889701     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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