The tensile and stress relaxation responses of human patellar tendon varies with specimen cross-sectional area

Comparison of material properties in fascicle-bone units from human patellar tendon and knee ligaments

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Natural Sciences, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17

Elongation mechanism of collagen fibrils and force-strain relations of tendon at each level of structural hierarchy

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Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Materials Science +15

A Structurally Based Stress-Stretch Relationship for Tendon and Ligament

Christof Hurschler, B. Loitz-Ramage, Ray Vanderby · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering · 1997 · 189 citations

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Water content alters viscoelastic behaviour of the normal adolescent rabbit medial collateral ligament

Dennis D. Chimich, Nigel G. Shrive, C. B. Frank et al. · Journal of Biomechanics · 1992 · 167 citations

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Orthopaedic Surgery +12

A structural mechanical model for tendon crimping

J. Kastelic, Igor Palley, E. Baer · Journal of Biomechanics · 1980 · 160 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics +8