Measurements of cross-sectional area of collagen structures (knee ligaments) by means of an optical method.
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.
Dipartimento di Meccanica e Aeronautica, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
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Iaconis
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Steindler
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Marinozzi
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008722:Methods; D013672:Technology
D003094:Collagen