Analysis of wear particle boundaries found in sheep knee joints during in vitro wear tests without muscle compensation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-419

  Stachowiak, G W ^a   Podsiadlo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Particle boundary analysis; Synovial joints; Wear particles

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; FRACTALS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FERROGRAPHY; WEAR PARTICLE BOUNDARIES; WILCOXON RANK TEST;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FORCE; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; METHODS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031127009     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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