Biomechanical characteristics of the normal medial and lateral porcine knee menisci

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

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Sweigart, M A ^a   Athanasiou, K A ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Indentation testing; Mechanical properties; Meniscus; Porcine knee joint

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CREEP TESTING; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON RATIO; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; CREEP; SHEAR STRAIN;

AGGREGATE MODULUS; CREEP INDENTATION; INDENTATION TESTING; LATERAL PORCINE KNEE MENISCI; MEDIAL PORCINE KNEE MENISCI; MENISCUS; PORCINE KNEE JOINT; TOPOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; AGGREGATES;

BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; INDENTATION TESTING; LATERAL PORCINE KNEE MENISCI; MENISCUS; PORCINE KNEE JOINT; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; TOPOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIMULATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SWINE;

EID: 14844339967     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X9174     Document Type: Article

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