Micromechanical properties and collagen composition of ruptured human achilles tendon

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 437-443

  Hansen, Philip ^a   Kovanen, Vuokko ^b   Hölmich, Per ^c   Krogsgaard, Michael ^a   Hansson, Patrick ^a   Dahl, Morten ^a   Hald, Martin ^a   Aagaard, Per ^d   Kjaer, Michael ^a   Magnusson, S Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

collagen content; collagen cross links; mechanical properties; tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873338232     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512470617     Document Type: Article

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