Multiscale strain analysis of tendon subjected to shear and compression demonstrates strain attenuation, fiber sliding, and reorganization

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1704-1712

  Fang, Fei ^a   Lake, Spencer P ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

compression; multiscale strain transfer; shear; tendon; two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLEACHING; CELL ELONGATION; COLLAGEN FIBER; COMPRESSION; DEEP DIGITAL FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SHEAR STRESS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; PHOTOBLEACHING; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84942774359     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22955     Document Type: Article

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