title: Mechanical loading of collagen bioscaffolds for tendon and ligament repair: why is prestressing important?
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School Division of Podiatric Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Boston, MA 02215, USA. alandsma@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landsman
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003094:Collagen; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery*; D008422:Materials Testing; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D013718:Tensile Strength; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen