Mechanical properties of pubic sinfisis and anterior cruciate ligament from pregnancy mices and non pregnancy under traction trial / Propriedades mecânicas da sínfise púbica e do ligamento cruzado anterior de ratas prenhes e não-prenhes sob ensaio mecânico de tração
AUTOR(ES)
Fernando Borges Ferreira
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2006
RESUMO
Ligaments are static stabilizer structures of the joints and play an important role in the mechanical junction. They may be influenced by factors of several natures, including adaptations suffered during the puerperal period. There are in pregnancy big hormonal modifications that prepare the maternal organism for the embryo and fetus development, as well to parturition. Thus, under hormonal actions the ligaments and the pubic sinfisis have their mechanical features shifted preparing the mother for the labor. This paper aimed to point out the shifts occurred by the pubic sinfisis and by the knee anterior cruciate ligament during pregnancy and in the final phase. For the study were used 44 mice Wistar breed, corporal average mass of 301,1 / 8,1g and approximated age of 100 days. They were divided into 3 experimental groups: control group, pregnancy I group and pregnancy II group. For the disposition of the control group, the animals were expected to complete 120 days, then sacrificed and collected the pelvis and the knees. For pregnancy group I and II, fertile females were mated with males and the coitus was proved with the presence of spermatozoids in the vaginal washed obtained from the female. Once confirmed pregnancy, the animals were kept in cages until the 16th day for pregnancy group I and so only collected the animals pelvis. For pregnancy group II was expected until the 23rd day of pregnancy and sacrificed, being collected the pelvis and the knees. After preparing, the pubic sinfisis and the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee were mechanically tested in traction, obtaining the following parameters: load in maximum border line and stiffness. The results compared with non pregnant females showed that to the pubic sinfisis there was an increase of stiffness and a load in maximum border line decrease. For the anterior cruciate ligament there was no significant difference between the groups
ASSUNTO(S)
ligament female mice pregnancy hormônios pubic sinfisis gravidez ratas sínfise púbica mechanical property propriedades mecânicas hormones ligamento
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