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ArticleBiomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology2020

Interfibrillar shear behavior is altered in aging tendon fascicles.

Jared R Muench, Darryl G Thelen, Corinne R Henak

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Jared R MuenchDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3031 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
Darryl G ThelenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3031 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
Corinne R HenakDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3031 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA. chenak@wisc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-1350

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Influence of Age-Related Changes in Tendon on Motor PerformanceR01AG051748 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BLEMKER, SILVIA SALINAS, THELEN, DARRYL G · 2016 to 2020
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NIA NIH HHS AG051748NIA NIH HHS R01 AG051748
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Abstract

Tendon elongation involves both stretching and sliding between adjacent fascicles and fibers. Hence, age-related changes in tendon matrix properties may alter sliding behavior and thereby affect injury thresholds. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of age on interfibrillar shear behavior in partial cut tendon fascicles. Cine microscopic imaging was used to track deformation patterns of intact and partial cut fascicles from mature (9 months, n = 10) and aged (32 months, n = 10) rat tail tendons. Finite element (FE) models coupled with experimental data provided insight into age-related changes in tissue constitutive properties that could give rise to age-dependent behavior. Intact fascicles from aged tendons exhibited a 28% lower linear region modulus and reduced toe region when compared to fascicles from mature tendons. Partial cut tendon fascicles consistently exhibited a shearing plane that extended longitudinally from the tip of the cut. Both mature and aged fascicles exhibited distinct failure that was observable in differential displacement across the shearing plane. However, aged fascicles exhibited 11-20% higher grip-to-grip strain at failure and tended to exhibit more variable and greater differential displacement at failure, when compared to mature fascicles. FE models suggest that this age-related change in shear behavior arises from a reduction in interfibrillar shear modulus with age. These data suggest that aging alters interfibrillar failure mechanisms and hence may contribute to the increased propensity for injury that is commonly seen in older tendons.

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AgingShear StrengthAnimalsFinite Element AnalysisLinear ModelsMaleMuscle, SkeletalPoisson DistributionRatsRats, Inbred F344Stress, MechanicalTendon InjuriesTendonsAgingFinite element modelingInterfibrillar matrixShear modulusTendon fascicle

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