A qualitative analysis of crack propagation in articular cartilage at varying rates of tensile loading

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-120

  Stok, K ^a   Oloyede, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Cartilage fracture mechanism; Crack growth; Fracture propagation; Surface cracks; Tissue matrix damage

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042242800     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200390200256     Document Type: Article

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