Biomechanical properties of the biceps-labral complex submitted to mechanical stress Propriedades biomecânicas do complexo labrum-glenóide bicipital superior submetido ao estresse mecânico

PURPOSE: To determine biomechanical properties of the superior labrum-biceps tendon complex submitted to continuous and sudden mechanical strain. METHODS: Eighteen shoulder specimens from 15 unclaimed corpses, ages ranging from 20 to 40 years, were submitted to continuous or sudden tensile tests usi...

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Main Authors: Adson do Socorro Sá Costa, José Alberto Dias Leite, Francisco Erivan Abreu Melo, Sérgio Botelho Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000400005