A fibre-reinforced poroviscoelastic model accurately describes the biomechanical behaviour of the rat Achilles tendon.

Computational models of Achilles tendons can help understanding how healthy tendons are affected by repetitive loading and how the different tissue constituents contribute to the tendon's biomechanical response. However, available models of Achilles tendon are limited in their description of th...

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Main Authors: Hanifeh Khayyeri, Anna Gustafsson, Ashley Heuijerjans, Marko K Matikainen, Petro Julkunen, Pernilla Eliasson, Per Aspenberg, Hanna Isaksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4450879?pdf=render