Role of cartilage collagen fibrils networks in knee joint biomechanics under compression

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3340-3348

  Shirazi, R ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a   Hurtig, M ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Collagen fibrils; Finite element method; Knee joint; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; DATA COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICS;

AFFECTED AREAS; CARTILAGE DEFECTS; COLLAGEN FIBRILS; CONTENT AND STRUCTURES; GLOBAL RESPONSES; JOINT RESPONSES; KNEE JOINT; KNEE JOINTS; LARGE STRAINS; LESSER EXTENTS; LOCAL STRAINS; LOCALIZED DAMAGES; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENTS; MENISCUS; NORMAL FUNCTIONS; OSTEOCHONDRAL; RESISTING TENSIONS; SUBCHONDRAL BONES; SUPERFICIAL LAYERS; TREATMENT MODALITIES;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 56749102639     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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