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Tendons and Ligaments: Current State and Future Directions

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Tendons and ligament are soft connective tissues that transmit load and support movement and joint articulation within the musculoskeletal system.

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Reese, S.P., Weiss, J.A. (2015). Tendons and Ligaments: Current State and Future Directions. In: De, S., Hwang, W., Kuhl, E. (eds) Multiscale Modeling in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6599-6_8

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