A method to estimate the initial length of equine tendons |
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| Authors: | DJ Riemersma AJ van den Bogert |
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| Affiliation: | Equine Biomechanics Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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| 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. |
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