Fatigue-driven compliance increase and collagen unravelling in mechanically tested anterior cruciate ligament

Fatigue-driven compliance increase and collagen unravelling in mechanically tested anterior cruciate ligament

Abstract Approximately 300,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears occur annually in the United States, half of which lead to the onset of knee osteoarthritis within 10 years of injury. Repetitive loading is known to result in fatigue damage of both ligament and tendon in the form of collagen unr...

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Main Authors: Kevin H. Putera, Jinhee Kim, So Young Baek, Stephen H. Schlecht, Mélanie L. Beaulieu, Victoria Haritos, Ellen M. Arruda, James A. Ashton-Miller, Edward M. Wojtys, Mark M. Banaszak Holl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04948-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04948-2

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