Biomechanics and mechanobiology in osteochondral tissues

Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 743-759

  McMahon, L A ^a   O'Brien, P J ^a,b   Prendergast, P J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Bone; Cartilage; Computer simulations; Mechanobiology; Scaffolds

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFECT; BONE REGENERATION; CARTILAGE BIOPSY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE HEALING; FRICTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; JOINT FUNCTION; LONGEVITY; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOZAICPLASTY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCHONDRAL TISSUE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRABECULAR BONE; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; CELL LINEAGE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL LINEAGE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 55949129452     PISSN: 17460751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17460751.3.5.743     Document Type: Review

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