Influence of loading rate on patellar tendon mechanical properties in vivo

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 323-329

  Kosters A ^a   Wiesinger, H P ^a   Bojsen Moller J ^b   Muller E ^a   Seynnes, O R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

In vivo testing; Ultrasonography; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; LOADING DURATION; PATELLAR TENDON; TENDON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VISUAL FEEDBACK; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

TENDONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ECHOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VISUAL FEEDBACK; YOUNG ADULT;

IN VIVO TESTING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896402031     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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