mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon. Differences in tendon stiffness obtained here, along with those ... Furthermore, changes in the morphological and biochemical characteristics of the ..... the Achilles tendon of rabbits ( Nakagawa et al. 1996). ... of muscle contracture seen following prolonged immo- ... Tags: suspensionhindlimbinduced stiffness changes
tendinosis are the mechanical properties of the tendon. .... electrically stimulated to contract repetitively for 2 h/day, 3 d/ .... Biochemical changes in Achilles tendon from juvenile dogs after treatment with ciprofloxacin or feeding a ... early phase of supraspinatus tendon healing in rabbits. ... Tags: tendinopathystudymodelsanimal
Effect of immobilization in a lengthened position on mechanical...
Key words: immobilization, the Achilles tendon, mechanical properties...morphology [1]–[5]. Removal of loadings leads to disruption of collagen fiber ...contractures. After two weeks, the rats were killed by cardiac puncture in ether .... The changes in elasticity of tendon are largely due to the changes in the ... Tags: mechanicalpositionlengthenedimmobilizationeffect
Effects of a therapeutic laser on the ultrastructural morphology...
Contract grant sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ..... tendon repair in rabbits. However, the dosages used in that ....Achilles tendon healing, no difference was found in the .... ultrastructure and mechanical properties of the medial ... biological changes of the ACL-PT autograft and ACL repair ... Tags: morphologyultrastructurallasertherapeuticeffects
Evidence of tendon microtears due to cyclical loading in an in ...
muscle of nine New Zealand White rabbits was stimulated to contract repetitively for 80 h of cumulative loading over 14 weeks. ..... gen disorganization, and changes in cell morphology in ...mechanical properties of rabbit tendon are similar to ...Achilles tendon to chronic repetitive loading. Connect Tissue Res ... Tags: loadingcyclicalmicrotearstendonevidence
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Nanofiber diameter, surface morphology, mechanical properties, porosity and pore -size distribution greatly depend ..... start to contract weakly and in an unsynchronized fashion. ... used as a rotator cuff replacement in rabbits showed dense ... implants have poor tissue ingrowth in a rabbit Achilles tendon... Tags: scaffoldsnanofiberelectrospuntextfull
The morphological basis of increased stiffness of rabbit tibialis ...
in soft tissue complications such as muscle contracture. (Paley, 1990; Fitch et al. 1993). ... The tendon of tibialis anterior was cut distally and the muscle belly dissected free for most of its ..... (1987) Mechanical properties of passive ... K J (1993) Changes in length\tension properties and ... Tags: tibialisrabbitstiffnessincreasedbasis
stress and modulus of the repairs from the 4-year old rabbits were ...... Establish the subfailure and failure mechanical properties of native tissues ..... regained 81% of their normal maximum force in the Achilles tendon 12 months .... For example, cells that are suspended in a collagen gel contract the gel to a ... Tags: cincinnatiuniversity
