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Review Question - QID 219380

Material Properties Definitions Mechanical property definitions QID: 219380 (SBQ23PA.78)
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QID 219380 (Type "219380" in App Search)
A healthy 36-year-old male feels a pop in his right knee while pivoting to return a serve in a pickleball match. He is evaluated in the clinic setting and found to have a 3B Lachman exam with an MRI confirming an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The patient is counseled on ACL reconstruction and graft options. The patient would like to avoid donor site morbidity; however, you warn him that an allograft tendon may lengthen and fail over time. You discuss with the patient the different biomechanical properties of allograft tendon, including creep deformation. Which of the following best describes the principle of creep?
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