title: Simultaneous measurements of strains on two surfaces of tendons and ligaments.
abstract: An optical rear projection device, coupled with a video dimensional analyzer (VDA) system, was developed for simultaneous measurement of tensile strains on opposite surfaces of tendons and ligaments. Stress-strain behaviors of the tissue based on the strains measured on either surface were determined and compared. Data obtained from canine femur-medial collateral ligament-tibia complexes (FMT) and isolated chicken flexor tendons revealed that the strains on opposite surfaces of these parallel fiber soft connective tissues were similar during a uniaxial tensile test.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, CA.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D004548:Elasticity; D005269:Femur / Q000502:physiology; D008022:Ligaments / Q000502:physiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology