Micro-anatomical response of cartilage-on-bone to compression: Mechanisms of deformation within and beyond the directly loaded matrix

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 611-622

  Thambyah, Ashvin ^a   Broom, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Articular surface; DIC optical microscopy; Lines of chondrocyte continuity; Shear discontinuity; Visualization of deformation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CARTILAGE MATRIX; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; LOADING TEST; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; PATELLA; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750301338     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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