Evaluation of global load sharing and shear-lag models to describe mechanical behavior in partially lacerated tendons
The mechanical effect of a partial thickness tear or laceration of a tendon is analytically modeled under various assumptions and results are compared with previous experimental data from porcine flexor tendons. Among several fibril-level models considered, a shear-lag model that incorporates fibril...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/395869 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/395869 https://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4027714 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tendons--Wounds and injuries Biomechanics Muscles--Mechanical properties Global load sharing Shear-lag Tendon Laceration Tendons--Ferides i lesions Biomecànica Músculs--Propietats mecàniques Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina |
| Sumario: | The mechanical effect of a partial thickness tear or laceration of a tendon is analytically modeled under various assumptions and results are compared with previous experimental data from porcine flexor tendons. Among several fibril-level models considered, a shear-lag model that incorporates fibril–matrix interaction and a fibril–fibril interaction defined by the contact area of the interposed matrix best matched published data for tendons with shallow cuts (less than 50% of the cross-sectional area). Application of this model to the case of many disrupted fibrils is based on linear superposition and is most successful when more fibrils are incorporated into the model. An equally distributed load sharing model for the fraction of remaining intact fibrils was inadequate in that it overestimates the strength for a cut less than half of the tendon's cross-sectional area. In a broader sense, results imply that shear-lag contributes significantly to the general mechanical behavior of tendons when axial loads are nonuniformly distributed over a cross section, although the predominant hierarchical level and microstructural mediators for this behavior require further inquiry. |
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