Mechanics of Damage in Biological Soft Tissues

韧带将骨骼连接到关节上，其功能是抵抗可能导致关节分离的拉伸载荷。在日常活动中，韧带承受持续和重复的负荷。如果负荷大或承受负荷的时间长，在这些负荷的作用下，韧带可能会受损。暴露在持续和重复载荷下的韧带的损伤力学可以被测量，并在未损伤和损伤的韧带之间进行比较。通过检查构成韧带的结构成分，可以洞察到损伤的是什么，以及如果持续或重复加载，损伤是否有所不同。

Ligaments connect bone across a joint and function to resist tensile loads that would tend to separate the joint. During daily activities ligaments experience sustained and repeated loads. Ligaments may become damaged under the actions of these loads if the load is high or the duration of time exposed to the load is long. The mechanics of damage of ligaments exposed to sustained and repeated loads can be measured and compared between undamaged and damaged ligaments. Examining the structural components that make up ligament may provide insight into what is being damaged and whether it is different if the load is sustained or repeated.