title: Rheological analysis of soft collagenous tissue. Part II: experimental evaluations and verifications.
abstract: As a direct continuation of Part I, where the theoretical background for the rheological model was discussed, possible operations on the model are discussed and performed on anterior cruciate ligament preparations from rabbits. Different methods of evaluating model constants are compared and other mathematical expressions than those of the model proposed are tried and discussed. Model parts are verified and numerical values are given for certain constants.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frisén
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sonnerup
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viidik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011817:Rabbits; D012212:Rheology / Q000379:methods; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000502:physiology; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen