Effect of two loading rates on the elasticity of the human anterior rectus sheath

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Ben Abdelounis, H ^a,b,c   Nicolle, S ^a,b,c   Ottenio M ^a,b,c   Beillas, P ^a,b,c   Mitton, D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Elastic modulus; Loading rate sensitivity; Rectus abdominis; Strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINIS; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; FAILURE STRENGTH; HIGH LOADING RATE; LINEAR ELASTICITY; LOADING RATE; MEAN VALUES; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; QUASI-STATIC; STANDARD DEVIATION; STILL MISSING; STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE;

LOADING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84874439868     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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