Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1410-1418 , 2006

Degeneration affects the fiber reorientation of human annulus fibrosus under tensile load

  • Heather Anne L. Guerin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 424 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081, USA
    • ,
  • Dawn M. Elliott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 424 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +12158988653; fax: +12155732133.

,Accepted 8 April 2005.

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PII: S0021-9290(05)00182-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.007

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1410-1418 , 2006

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