We propose a mechanical model for tendon or ligament stress-stretch behavior that includes both microstructural and tissue level aspects of the structural hierarchy in its formulation. At the… (More)
Ligaments display time-dependent behavior, characteristic of a viscoelastic solid, and are nonlinear in their stress–strain response. Recent experiments25 reveal that stress relaxation proceeds more… (More)
Connective tissue mechanical behavior is primarily determined by the composition and organization of collagen. In ligaments and tendons, type I collagen is the principal structural element of the… (More)
Subfailure damage in ligaments was evaluated macroscopically from a structural perspective (referring to the entire ligament as a structure) and microscopically from a cellular perspective. Freshly… (More)
The goal of this study was to characterize the viscoelastic behavior of the rabbit medial collateral ligament (MCL) at multiple levels of strain (between 0% and ∼5%) and their corresponding stresses… (More)
Recent experiments in rat medial collateral ligament revealed that the rate of stress relaxation is strain dependent and the rate of creep is stress dependent. This nonlinear behavior requires a more… (More)
We investigated the hypothesis that hindlimb unloading inhibits healing in fibrous connective tissue such as ligament. Male rats were assigned to 3- and 7-wk treatment groups with three subgroups… (More)
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Laminectomy or facetectomy of the cervical spine, or both, may be needed for decompression of the spinal cord or of the nerve-roots. Acute stability of the cervical spine was tested after laminectomy… (More)
Tendons exhibit complex viscoelastic behaviors during relaxation and recovery. Recovery is critical to predicting behavior in subsequent loading, yet is not well studied. Our goal is to explore… (More)
Tendons function to transmit loads from muscle to move and stabilize joints and absorb impacts. Functionality of lacerated tendons is diminished, however clinical practice often considers surgical… (More)