Immobilization and growth effects on viscoelastic properties of soft tissues : application to rabbit patellar tendons

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Tan, Soon Huat., Chou, Siaw Meng.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
• التنسيق: Research Report
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2010
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42258
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Response of tendons and ligaments to the change of mechanical environment, i.e., remodelling, is a great concern of biomechanical and orthopedic research. Due to sports and traffic accidents, the incidence of injuries in the lower extremity is increasing. Surgical treatments are often required to re...