Importance of the superficial tissue layer for the indentation stiffness of articular cartilage

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-108

  Korhonen, R K ^a   Wong, M ^b   Arokoski, J ^c   Lindgren, R ^d   Helminen, H J ^a   Hunziker, E B ^b   Jurvelin, J S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d IT Center for Science   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Cartilage mechanics; Finite element model; Indentation; Polarized light microscopy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDENTATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE;

CARTILAGE;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; THICKNESS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMERUS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036189980     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(01)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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