A technique for measuring the compressive modulus of articular cartilage under physiological loading rates with preliminary results

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Shepherd, D E T ^a   Seedhom, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Compressive modulus; Indentation; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARTILAGE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COMPRESSIVE MODULUS; INDENTATION; THICKNESS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0030623595     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411971534278     Document Type: Article

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