title: Biomechanical studies of rabbit abdominal wall. Part I.--The mechanical properties of specimens from different anatomical positions.
abstract: Using biomechanical investigations of the intact abdominal wall of the rabbit, the influence of the position (location) of specimens on the mechanical characteristics (the measured variables) was analysed. The intact abdominal wall was investigated in the transverse plane as well as in the longitudinal plane. The mechanical testing was performed using a materials testing machine (Alvetron). The testing revealed that the results for the different measured parameters depended on the position from which specimens originated. The influence of the original position of specimens on the mechanical characteristics was not only due to different quantities and qualities of tissue from different positions, but also might be due to differences in fibre direction in the different specimens. The results obtained are related to biomechanical investigations of wound healing in general.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology*