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Experimental and numerical investigation of tendons and tendon cells
Author(s) -
Willenberg Wolfgang,
Azarnoosh Marzieh,
Stoffel Marcus,
Markert Bernd
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201610045
Subject(s) - tendon , damages , anatomy , medicine , law , political science
Tendon injuries are a common problem in medicine. While healthy tendons do not rupture, tendon injuries are mostly accompanied by pathological changes and microruptures. Unfortunately, still less is known about the underlying processes. Thus, in the present study, we introduce artificial damages into native tendon tissue and investigate its mechanical behaviour experimentally. In the second part of this study, we propose a theoretical model for predicting the mechanical behaviour of the damaged tendon and present its validity. (© 2016 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)