Mechanics of Damage in Biological Soft Tissues

韧带连接着关节上的骨头，并起着抵抗拉伸载荷的作用，而拉伸载荷往往会使关节分离。在日常活动中，韧带承受持续和重复的负荷。在这些载荷的作用下，如果载荷很高或暴露在载荷下的时间很长，韧带可能会受损。暴露在持续和重复负荷下的韧带损伤力学可以被测量和比较未损伤和损伤的韧带。检查构成韧带的结构部件可以帮助我们了解哪些部位受到了损伤，以及在持续或重复载荷下损伤是否不同。

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.