IN SITU LONGITUDINAL PRE-STRETCH IN THE HUMAN FEMOROPOPLITEAL ARTERY

In situ longitudinal (axial) pre-stretch (LPS) plays a fundamental role in the mechanics of the femoropopliteal artery (FPA). It conserves energy during pulsation and prevents buckling of the artery during limb movement. We investigated how LPS is affected by demographics and risk factors, and how t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta biomaterialia 2014-10, Vol.11, p.304-313
Hauptverfasser:	Kamenskiy, Alexey, Seas, Andreas, Bowen, Grant, Deegan, Paul, Desyatova, Anastasia, Bohlim, Nick, Poulson, William, MacTaggart, Jason
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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