Abstract
In Chap. 2 we explored the architecture and composition of ligaments and tendons, non-calcified but nonetheless extremely tough skeletal tissues responsible for binding bones together, transmitting forces from muscles and constraining motion within normal limits. To briefly review, ligaments and tendons are composed of linearly arranged collagen molecules assembled in a hierarchal fashion into subfibrils, fibrils and fibers. Collagen fibers within ligaments are architecturally orientated to effectively control and constrain joint motion; in tendon they are grouped into distinct but parallel fascicles.
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Martin, R. B., Burr, D. B., Sharkey, N. A., & Fyhrie, D. P. (2015). Mechanical Properties of Ligament and Tendon. In Skeletal Tissue Mechanics (pp. 175–225). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3002-9_4
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