Mechanical properties of the rabbit patellar tendon

Yamamoto, N.<sup>1</sup>; Hayashi, K.<sup>1</sup>; Kuriyama, H.<sup>1</sup>; Ohno, K.<sup>2</sup>; Yasuda, K.<sup>2</sup>; Kaneda, K.<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Biomedical Control, Research Institute of Applied Electricity, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan

²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060, Japan

Abstract

The mechanical and structural properties of the patellar tendon fascicle-bone units of rabbit knees were determined by tensile tests, particularly focusing on their local differences. There were no significant differences in the strains measured by a video dimension analyzer among the proximal, middle, and distal regions of the central portion of tendon. The mechanical properties of the medial portion agreed well with those of the central portion. However, significant differences were observed in the tensile strength between the lateral and the other two portions: the tensile strength of the lateral portion was about 16 percent larger than those in the other portions.

Links

DOI: 10.1115/1.2891392

PubMed: 1522727

WoS: A1992JK89300010

History

Received: 1990-08-30

Revised: 1991-11-16

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