Tensile properties of the hip joint ligaments are largely variable and age-dependent – An in-vitro analysis in an age range of 14–93 years

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 3437-3443

  Schleifenbaum, Stefan ^a,b   Prietzel, Torsten ^b,c   Hädrich, Carsten ^b   Möbius, Robert ^b   Sichting, Freddy ^d   Hammer, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c HELIOS Clinic Blankenhain   (Germany)

^d CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Dislocation; Hip joint capsular ligaments; Mechanical tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELASTIC MODULI; HIP PROSTHESES;

AGE-RELATED CHANGES; EXTERNAL ROTATION; FAILURE LOAD; HIP JOINTS; IN-VITRO ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM STRAINS; STRAIN DATA; ULTIMATE STRESS;

STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; ISCHIOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG MODULUS; AGING; ARTHROMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84992530567     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.09.001     Document Type: Article

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