A new technique to measure the dynamic contact pressures on the Tibial Plateau

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2324-2329

  Cottrell, Jocelyn M ^a   Scholten, Paul ^a   Wanich, Tony ^a   Warren, Russell F ^a   Wright, Timothy M ^a   Maher, Suzanne A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic contact mechanics; Knee joint mechanics; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROLLING RESISTANCE;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; DYNAMIC CONTACT MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; KNEE JOINT MECHANICS; MENISCUS;

PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; GAIT; JOINT PRESSURE; KINEMATICS; KNEE MENISCUS; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINTS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PRESSURE; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 52649146950     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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