Deep vertical collagen fibrils play a significant role in mechanics of articular cartilage

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-615

  Shirazi, R ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Collagen networks; Finite element method; Indentation; Vertical fibrils

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN;

ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT GROWTH; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE INJURY; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JOINT STIFFNESS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 43649097602     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20537     Document Type: Article

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