Measurements of cross-sectional area of collagen structures (knee ligaments) by means of an optical method

Iaconis, F.<sup>1</sup>; Steindler, R.<sup>1</sup>; Marinozzi, G.<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹Dipartimento di Meccanica e Aeronautica, Universitzi di Roma ‘La Sapienza'

²Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale, Universitzi di Roma ‘La Sapienza'

Abstract

Measurement methods of cross-sectional area of collagen tissues and structures, so far chosen, are critically reviewed. A new optical method, founded on section outline plotting, by which it is easy to compute the cross-sectional area, is suggested and shown in particular.

Experimental results, achieved by applying the method to the measurement of bovine knee ligament sections, are reported; these results are compared with those taken from samples coming from the same ligaments.

Links

DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(87)90330-7

PubMed: 3693372

WoS: A1987K777600010

History

Received: 1985-12-13

Revised: 1987-02-3

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