Effect of stress deprivation and cyclic
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Jo A. Hannafin; Steven P. Arnoczky; Amardeep Hoonjan; Peter A. Torzilli
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract The effect of stress deprivation and cyclic tensile loading on the mechanical and histologic properties of the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon was examined using an __in vitro__ system. Stress deprivation resulted in a progressive and statistically significant decrease in the t