Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 173-176 , February 2010

Temporal changes in the tensile strength of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene cable embedded in muscle tissue

Received 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00246-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.10.007

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 173-176 , February 2010

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