Strain topography of human tendon and fascia.
Discretized surface strains for human tendon and fascia were photogrammetrically determined with high-speed cinematography and were displayed topographically using three-dimensional computer graphics. Substantial differences were found between estimates of tissue strain measured from grip motion versus discretized strain estimates from high-speed films. The computer-generated contour maps also provide a useful technique for analyzing the nonhomogeneity of tendon and fascial strains during high rate tests.
D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003201:Computers; D005205:Fascia / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009040:Motion Pictures; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*