In vivo characterization of indentation stiffness of articular cartilage in the normal human knee

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 482-487

  Lyyra, Tiina ^a   Kiviranta, Ilkka ^a,b   Väätäinen, Urho ^a   Helminen, Heikki J ^b   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Articular cartilage; Human knee; Indentation; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; SURGERY;

ARTHROSCOPY; INDENTATION STIFFNESS;

CARTILAGE;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPES; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLA; TIBIA;

EID: 0032808130     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(1999)48:4<482::AID-JBM13>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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