Comparison of elastic, viscoelastic and failure tensile material properties of knee ligaments and patellar tendon

摘要

The knee ligaments and patellar tendon function in concert with each other and other joint tissues, and are adapted to their specific physiological function via geometry and material properties. However, it is not well known how the viscoelastic and quasi-static material properties compare between the ligaments. The purpose of this study was to characterize and compare these material properties between the knee ligaments and patellar tendon.