A Method to Estimate the Initial Length of Equine Tendons
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cells Tissues Organs
- Vol. 146 (2-3) , 120-122
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000147432
Abstract
A procedure is described by which the length of a tendon at the onset of loading is determined objectively. The procedure includes the fitting of third-order polynomial functions on the load-elongation data. The onset of loading is detected by an increasing fit of the polynomial by selective data reduction of the initial part of the load-elongation curve. The procedure results in an objective and reproducible definition of the zero strain level of a tendon.Keywords
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