Repeated subrupture overload causes progression of nanoscaled discrete plasticity damage in tendon collagen fibrils

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 731-737

  Veres, Samuel P ^a   Harrison, Julia M ^a   Lee, J Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

collagen fibril; discrete plasticity; mechanical overload; molecular denaturation; tendon strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENDON; TENDON RUPTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TAIL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84875220131     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22292     Document Type: Article

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