Stress distribution within rotator cuff tendons with a crescent-shaped and an L-shaped tear

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2262-2269

  Sano, Hirotaka ^a   Hatta, Taku ^a   Yamamoto, Nobuyuki ^a   Itoi, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

crescent shaped tear; finite element method; L shaped tear; stress distribution; tear propagation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CRESCENT-SHAPED TEAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HUMAN; INJURY; L-SHAPED TEAR; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; TEAR PROPAGATION; TENDON INJURY;

CRESCENT-SHAPED TEAR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; L-SHAPED TEAR; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; TEAR PROPAGATION;

AGED; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATOR CUFF; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84884972997     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513497565     Document Type: Article

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