.. Les-tissus-de-soutien, 43 3.2.1 Le cartilage (et le fibrocartilage), p.43

.. Description-des-enthèses-tendineuse-et-ligamentaire, 54 4.3.1 Description de la structure de l'enthèse (microscopie optique) 54 4.3.2 Les fibresàfibresà la traversée de la ligne d'insertion : discontinuité ou gradient dematì ere ? (microscopié electronique), p.56

.. Etat-des-lieux-des-essais-réalisés, 79 5.1.1 Caractéristiques des essais, p.81

.. Essais-sous-sollicitations-quasi-statiques, 103 Experimental set up, 103 6.1.1 Materials and methods

.. Tensile-device, 103 Data acquisition

.. Essais-sous-sollicitations-dynamiques, 114 6.2.1 Description du support de fixation de la table biaxiale, p.114

B. 2. , G. Et-co?utco?-co?ut, and . De, Christian Brunet (professeur d'anatomie, directeur du LBA) en assure la co-direction

L. Ainsi-pour and . Lma, la thématique biomécanique s'arrête avec ma thèse

. Laboratoires-de-travailler-ensemble, C'est donc un facteur de succès important. L'innovation de ce sujet qui n'a pas d'antécédent, fait qu'il est toujours reçu avec intérêt par le corps médical et la communauté mécanicienne

. Du-point-de-vue-mécanique, leprobì eme sur lequel j'ai travaillé n'´ etait pas posé, c'est-` a-dire que la structure de l'insertion ligamentaire et les matériaux qui la composent n'´ etaient pas connus

. En and L. Le, centre de ressources atelier " qui concevaient et fabriquaient lespì eces mécaniquesmécaniquesà partir de cahiers des charges que j'avais définis ; ceux des pôles " mécanique expérimentale " et " vibroacoustique " qui préparaient et participaient aux essais. Le travail s'est fait, en particulier avec l'atelier, par des cycles validation-rectification despì eces fabriquées. Avec ceséquipesceséquipes, nous avons amélioré la formalisation des demandes et la planification des besoins, de façonfaçonà améliorer la qualité despì eces etéviteretéviter le " bricolage " . Les essais s'en sont trouvé améliorés

L. En-externe and . Principaux, travers de divers services : radiologie, histologie, odontologie 9 . Ces collaborations ont permis entre autres de réaliser desétudesdesétudes histologiques que nous ne pouvions pas faire nous-mêmes

. Au-niveau-européen, le travail s'est faitàfaità 3 niveaux avec les partenaires de la tâche Soft materials mechanical behaviour 10

R. Du-fait-d, I. Esultats, and . De-la-th-`-esesth-`-th-`-eses, un travail partagé entre 2 structures, j'ai appris très rapidementàrapidementà planifier etàetà anticiper B.4

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