Effects of structure and strain measurement technique on the material properties of young human tendons and fascia

Biomechanical analysis of human ligament grafts used in knee-ligament repairs and reconstructions.

1984 • 1,522 citations

Ligamentous restraints to anterior-posterior drawer in the human knee. A biomechanical study.

1980 • 1,253 citations

Elasticity of soft tissues in simple elongation

1967 • 968 citations

The strength of the anterior cruciate ligament in humans and Rhesus monkeys

1976 • 817 citations

Constitutive equations for fibrous connective tissues

1983 • 703 citations

Biomechanics of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Failure

1974 • 660 citations

Collagen; ultrastructure and its relation to mechanical properties as a function of ageing

1972 • 552 citations

Ligamentous and capsular restraints preventing straight medial and lateral laxity in intact human cadaver knees.

1981 • 543 citations

Tendon and Ligament Insertion

1970 • 522 citations

Comparison of material properties in fascicle-bone units from human patellar tendon and knee ligaments

1986 • 500 citations

The Mechanical Properties of Rat Tail Tendon

1959 • 488 citations

Tension studies of human knee ligaments. Yield point, ultimate failure, and disruption of the cruciate and tibial collateral ligaments

1976 • 469 citations

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MAMMALIAN TENDON

1965 • 385 citations

Tensile Properties of the Human Lumbar Annulus Fibrosus

1967 • 383 citations

Mechanical properties of tendons and ligaments

1982 • 377 citations

The Biomechanical and Biochemical Properties of Swine Tendons — Long Term Effects of Exercise on the Digital Extensors

1980 • 339 citations

Mechanical behaviour of tendonIn vitro

1967 • 326 citations

Functional Properties of Collagenous Tissues

1973 • 318 citations

Function of the knee joint in various activities.

1969 • 316 citations

Biomechanics of Ligament Failure

1974 • 312 citations

Measurement of mechanical properties of ligament substance from a bone‐ligament‐bone preparation

1983 • 287 citations

Intra-articular Cruciate Reconstruction

1983 • 281 citations

Functional Properties of Knee Ligaments and Alterations Induced by Immobilization

1977 • 274 citations

A constitutive equation for collagen fibers

1972 • 252 citations

The influence of physical activity on ligaments and tendons

1975 • 243 citations

A Study of the Elastic Properties of Plantar Fascia

1964 • 238 citations

Tensile Properties of Human Lumbar Longitudinal Ligaments

1968 • 197 citations

Changes in Tensile Strength Characteristics and Histology of Rabbit Ligaments Induced by Different Modes of Postmortal Storage

1966 • 180 citations

The role of the fibrous components and ground substance in the mechanical properties of biological tissues: A preliminary investigation

1973 • 179 citations

Studies on the Anatomy and Function of Bone and Joints

1966 • 151 citations

Viscoelastic description of a collagenous tissue in simple elongation

1969 • 146 citations

Stress-strain characteristics and tensile strength of unembalmed human tendon

1968 • 138 citations

Cross-sectional area measurements for tendon specimens: A comparison of several methods

1969 • 133 citations

Biomechanics of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Dog II. Mechanical Properties

1983 • 131 citations

Viscoelastic properties of cat tendon: Effects of time after death and preservation by freezing

1968 • 121 citations

Structural and Mechanical Properties of Tendon related to Function

1975 • 115 citations

Cruciate ligament prosthesis: strength, creep, and fatigue properties.

1976 • 106 citations

The tensile strength of human tendons

1936 • 100 citations

Cruciate ligament prosthesis

1976 • 93 citations

Rheological properties of canine anterior cruciate ligaments

1969 • 93 citations

The Relationship Between Crimp Pattern and Mechanical Response of Human Patellar Tendon-Bone Units

1985 • 92 citations

On the Interpretation of Our Anterior Cruciate Ligament Data

1985 • 87 citations

A STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF TOE EXTENSOR TENDONS UNDER APPLIED STRESS.

1965 • 84 citations

Stress-strain relationship in human cadaveric plantaris tendon: A preliminary study

1964 • 81 citations

TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELASTICITY TESTS ON HUMAN FASCIA LATA

1931 • 80 citations

Ultimate tensile strength of fetal and adult human tendons

1970 • 77 citations

Structure of fibrous biopolymers

1976 • 76 citations

Mechanical and structural changes in rat tail tendon induced by alloxan diabetes and aging

1977 • 75 citations

Laboratory Conditions for Tensile Tests in Annulus Fibrosus from Human Intervertebral Discs

1967 • 73 citations

Materials design analysis of the prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament

1980 • 70 citations

Low tension studies of collagen fibres from ligaments of the human spine.

1977 • 69 citations

Structure-strength relations in mammalian tendon

1978 • 68 citations

Experimental Rupture of the Achilles Tendon: Comparison of Experimental Ruptures in Rats of Different Ages and Living Under Different Conditions

1971 • 66 citations

Strain Topography of Human Tendon and Fascia

1984 • 52 citations

Biomechanics and Functional Adaption of Tendons and Joint Ligaments

1966 • 49 citations

A constitutive equation for parallel-fibered elastic tissue

1974 • 49 citations

On the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of soft biological tissues

1978 • 38 citations

Stress-strain studies in cadaveric human tendon and an anomaly in the young's modulus thereof

1966 • 37 citations

THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TENDON IN RELATION TO MUSCULAR STRENGTH

1967 • 36 citations

Pressure dependence of ‘the area micrometer’ method in evaluation of cruciate ligament cross-section

1979 • 27 citations

Tension-Torsion Characteristics of the Canine Anterior Cruciate Ligament—Part II: Experimental Observations

1983 • 18 citations

The Influence of Age, Sex and Genetic Factors on the Mechanical and Physico -Chemical Structural Stability of Collagen Fibres in Mice

1967 • 11 citations

Specification of Thermally and Mechanically Induced Nonequilibrium States in AuCu by the Resistivity and Magnetoresistivity

1955 • 8 citations

Mechanical properties along the medial collateral ligament

1983 • 6 citations

Modelling of a Composite Prosthesis for Quasi-Cylindrical Ligaments

1980 • 4 citations