TY - BOOK AU - Buschmann,Johanna AU - Bürgisser,Gabrielle Meier TI - Biomechanics of tendons and ligaments: tissue reconstruction and regeneration T2 - Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials SN - 9780081004890 AV - QM563 .B87 2017 U1 - 612.7/57 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Duxford, United Kingdom PB - Elsevier/Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier KW - Connective tissues KW - Tendons KW - Mechanical properties KW - Ligaments KW - Biomechanics KW - Biomedical materials KW - Tendon Injuries KW - surgery KW - injuries KW - Regeneration KW - physiology KW - Reconstructive Surgical Procedures KW - Biomechanical Phenomena N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Fundamentals and biomechanics of tendons and ligaments -- 1. Structure and function of tendon and ligament tissues -- 2. Biomechanical properties of tendons and ligaments in humans and animals -- 3. Mechanobiology of tendons and ligaments -- 4. Experimental methods for measuring tendon and ligament biomechanics -- 5. Imaging of tendons and ligaments in animal models -- Part 2. Repair and regeneration of tendons and ligaments -- 6. Autograft, allograft, and xenograft scaffolds for tendon and ligament repair: materials and biomechanics -- 7. Collagen for tendon and ligament repair: preparartions and biomechanics -- 8. Synthetic polymer scaffolds for tendon and ligament repair: materials and biomechanics -- 9. Cell therapies for tendons and ligament repair -- 10. In vitro-in vivo biomechanical performance of tissue-engineered constructs for tendon and ligament repair -- 11. Role of cellular response in the healing process of tendons and ligaments -- 12. Evolving treatments and emerging strategies for tendon and ligament reconstruction ER -