The Stress-Strain Data of the Hip Capsule Ligaments Are Gender and Side Independent Suggesting a Smaller Contribution to Passive Stiffness.

The ligaments in coherence with the capsule of the hip joint are known to contribute to hip stability. Nevertheless, the contribution of the mechanical properties of the ligaments and gender- or side-specific differences are still not completely clear. To date, comparisons of the hip capsule ligamen...

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Main Authors: Philipp Pieroh, Sebastian Schneider, Uwe Lingslebe, Freddy Sichting, Thomas Wolfskämpf, Christoph Josten, Jörg Böhme, Niels Hammer, Hanno Steinke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5042535?pdf=render