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ReviewJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019

A review of methods to measure tendon dimensions.

Alex Hayes, Katrina Easton, Pavan Teja Devanaboyina, Jian-Ping Wu, Thomas Brett Kirk, David Lloyd

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Review in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Guidelines for ex vivo mechanical testing of tendon.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alex HayesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. alex.hayes@outlook.com.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-2253
Katrina EastonIndependent Consultant, Salt Lake City, USA.
Pavan Teja DevanaboyinaCentre for Musculoskeletal Research, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Jian-Ping WuAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and the Department of Biomedical Engineering of Southern University of Science and Technology, No 1088, Xueyaun Rd, Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, 518055, Guangdong Province, China.
Thomas Brett KirkDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
David LloydCentre for Musculoskeletal Research, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Funding

Australian Research Council LP110100581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tendons are soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system that are designed to facilitate joint movement. Tendons exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties matched to their functions and, as a result, have been of interest to researchers for many decades. Dimensions are an important aspect of tendon properties.Change in the dimensions of tissues is often seen as a sign of injury and degeneration, as it may suggest inflammation or general disorder of the tissue. Dimensions are also important for determining the mechanical properties and behaviours of materials, particularly the stress, strain, and elastic modulus. This makes the dimensions significant in the context of a mechanical study of degenerated tendons. Additionally, tendon dimensions are useful in planning harvesting for tendon transfer and joint reconstruction purposes.Historically, many methods have been used in an attempt to accurately measure the dimensions of soft tissue, since improper measurement can lead to large errors in the calculated properties. These methods can be categorised as destructive (by approximation), contact, and non-contact and can be considered in terms of in vivo and ex vivo.

Indexed as

AnthropometryHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTendinopathyTendonsTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyDimensionsEx vivoIn vivoMeasurementsTendon

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PMID30636623
PMCPMC6330756

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