Oliveira, Daniela [UNESP]Artoni, Silvana Martinez Baraldi [UNESP]Shimano, Antonio CarlosPacheco, Maria Rita [UNESP]Rossi, Juliana Regina [UNESP]De Araújo, Marcos Lania [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272005-04-01Acta Scientiarum - Biological Sciences, v. 27, n. 2, p. 135-139, 2005.1679-9283http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68189This study investigated the oblique ligament mechanical contribution to the medial collateral ligament of the canine elbow joint. Fifteen dogs were used for the study of the failure load, displacement, and energy absorption of the medial collateral and oblique ligaments of the canine elbow joint, associate and separately in the joint. Medial collateral ligament failure load and energy absorption were significantly higher in relation to the isolated oblique ligament. When the ligaments were associated in the joint, they presented an increment in failure load, displacement and energy absorption in relation to the ligaments analyzed separately. It was concluded, therefore, that the oblique ligament could have an important paper in the stability of the canine elbow joint, as it favors the medial collateral ligament resistance to the tensile load, one of the main stabilizer of the elbow joint.135-139engBiomechanicsDogElbowMedial collateral ligamentOblique ligamentcollagen type 1collagen type 3animal experimentanimal tissuebiomechanicsdogelbowenergy absorptionjoint mobilityjoint stabilityknee ligamentmechanical stimulationnonhumanstatistical analysistensile strengthviscoelasticityweight bearingAnimaliaCanis familiarisArtigo10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i2.1323Acesso aberto2-s2.0-331444854002-s2.0-33144485400.pdf4808768181688517