The influence of articular surface incongruity on lubrication and contact pressure distribution of loaded synovial joints

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

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-22

  Hiavacek M ^a   Vokoun, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Lubrication; Pressure distribution; Surface incongruity; Synovial joint

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE INCONGRUITY;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNOVIUM; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031701275     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411981533782     Document Type: Article

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