Relationship between ultrastructure and biomechanical properties of the knee meniscus

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-510

  Gabrion, Antoine ^a   Aimedieu, P ^b   Laya, Z ^c   Havet, E ^a,b   Mertl, P ^a,b   Grebe, R ^b   Laude, M ^b  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c Saint Quentin Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Knee; Meniscus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; FORCE; KNEE MENISCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; MENISCI, TIBIAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 30344457560     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0031-6     Document Type: Article

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