The patellar tendon bar! Is it a necessary feature?

• Main Authors: Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Spence, W.D., Solomonidis, S.E., Paul, J.P., Weir, A.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4426/1/Abu_Osman-2010-The_patellar_tendon.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4426/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678997
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The purpose of this investigation was to vary the load on the patellar tendon bar and to study the subsequent effect this has on the pattern of the pressure distribution at the stump-socket interface. Ten male subjects from the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, UK participated in this study. Mea...