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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2000-10-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
Many biomechanical studies are performed on dense connective tissues in the laboratory over a substantial time period; however, the effect of the in vitro testing environment on the cyclic load-relaxation behaviour of these structures is not well established. This study evaluated the effect of long duration of testing on ligament viscoelastic behaviour, using the rabbit femur-medial collateral ligament-tibia complex as a model. Dissected rabbit knee joints were mounted on a materials testing machine, and isolated ligament complexes were cycled at a frequency of one cycle/min to a fixed displacement of 0.7 mm for an 18-hour period. After an initial period of exponential load relaxation, the cyclic peak loads slowly decreased over the 18-hour period. The average decrease in the cyclic peak load between 0.5 and 18.0 hours was 0.26% (of the original peak load) per hour (r2 = 0.934), or a total of 8.6+/-4.6% over this period (p < 0.0001). Thus, low-load testing of dense connective tissues in the laboratory over extended periods significantly alters their biomechanical behaviour, and these changes should be considered in long-term laboratory-based studies of dense connective tissues.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0736-0266
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
678-81
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Elasticity,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Femur,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Rabbits,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Tibia,
pubmed-meshheading:11052506-Weight-Bearing
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pubmed:year |
2000
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of in vitro testing over extended periods on the low-load mechanical behaviour of dense connective tissues.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Bioengineering Laboratory, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, Lawson Research Institute, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada. gking@julian.uwo.ca
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
In Vitro,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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