Correlation of cartilage stiffness to thickness and level of degeneration using a handheld indentation Probe

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-359

  Niederauer, Gabriele G ^a   Niederauer, George M ^a   Cullen Jr , Larry C ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^b   Thomas, James B ^b   Niederauer, Mark Q ^a  

^a OsteoBiologics Inc   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular; Biomechanics; Compressibility; Joint; Orthopedic

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; HAND HELD INSTRUMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIBILITY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ORTHOPEDICS; STIFFNESS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CARTILAGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CHONDROPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; GOAT; HARDNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PAPIO; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GOATS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MINIATURIZATION; PAPIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 2942597926     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ABME.0000017550.02388.c5     Document Type: Article

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