Biomechanical effects of stress shieldin
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Tokifumi Majima; Kazunori Yasuda; Takashi Fujii; Noritaka Yamamoto; Kozaburo Hay
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Article
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1996
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract A rabbit model was used to discover whether the effects of stress shielding on the mechanical properties of the patellar tendon depend on the degree of stress reduction. Ninety mature female Japanese White rabbits were divided into three groups: completely stressβshielded, partially str