Near infrared spectroscopic evaluation of biochemical and crimp properties of knee joint ligaments and patellar tendon

• Jari Torniainen ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: jari.torniainen@uef.fi

  Affiliations Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-4508

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• Aapo Ristaniemi,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Jaakko K. Sarin,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, Department of Medical Physics, Medical Imaging Center, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland

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• Mithilesh Prakash,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Isaac O. Afara,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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• Mikko A. J. Finnilä,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Lauri Stenroth,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Rami K. Korhonen,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

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• Juha Töyräs

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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