Biomechanical properties of the mandibular condylar cartilage and their relevance to the TMJ disc

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-417

  Singh, M ^a   Detamore, M S ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Condyle; Finite element modeling; Structure; TMJ

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODELS; ANISOTROPIC FIBERS; ANTEROPOSTERIOR; BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BONE REMODELING; COLLAGEN FIBERS; CONDYLE; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FUNCTIONAL TISSUES; HUMAN TISSUES; MEDIOLATERAL; PATHOLOGICAL SITUATIONS; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS; STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION CORRELATIONS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS; TISSUE DAMAGES; TMJ; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BONE; CARTILAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS; STANDARDIZATION; STIFFNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COLLAGEN FIBER; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK;

EID: 60549092662     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.12.012     Document Type: Review

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