Stress governs tissue phenotype at the femoral insertion of the rabbit MCL.

Abstract excerpt

The cells in the midsubstance portion of skeletal ligaments typically have elongated shapes, but where ligaments insert into bone the cells appear very rounded and the tissue phenotype is that of fibrocartilage. Between the midsubstance and the insertions there is a gradient in cell shape and tis...

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Animals
• Biomechanical Phenomena
• Female
• Femur
• In Vitro Techniques
• Mathematical Computing
• Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
• Phenotype
• Rabbits
• Stress, Mechanical
• Tensile Strength