Variability in tendon and knee joint biomechanics among inbred mouse strains
Wang V, Banack T, Tsai C, Flatow E, Jepsen K. Variability in tendon and knee joint biomechanics among inbred mouse strains. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2006, 24: 1200-1207. PMID: 16705702, DOI: 10.1002/jor.20167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee joint biomechanicsFlexor digitorum longusTendon mechanical propertiesDetermination of cross-sectional areaKnee mechanicsJoint biomechanicsInbred mouse strainsContralateral limbKnee laxityAchilles tendonJoint mechanicsGenotypic differencesJoint laxityTendon sizeKneeMouse strainsHereditary factorsTendon functionBody massDigitorum longusCross-sectional areaGroups of miceTendonLaxityHind limbs