A method to estimate the initial length of equine tendons.
A procedure is described by which the length of a tendon at the onset of loading is determined objectively. The procedure includes the fitting of third-order polynomial functions on the load-elongation data. The onset of loading is detected by an increasing fit of the polynomial by selective data reduction of the initial part of the load-elongation curve. The procedure results in an objective and reproducible definition of the zero strain level of a tendon.
Riemersma
D J
DJ
Equine Biomechanics Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van den Bogert
A J
AJ
D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D016474:Weight-Bearing