An alternative mechanical parameter for assessing the viability of articular cartilage

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-62

  Brown, C P ^a   Crawford, R W ^a   Oloyede, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cartilage assessment; Cartilage elasticity; Cartilage integrity parameter; Cartilage recovery; Joint diagnosis; Structural elasticity potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BOVINE CARTILAGES; COLLAGEN FIBRES; JOINT DIAGNOSIS; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; PROTEOGLYCAN; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSIONS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; STRUCTURAL ELASTICITY POTENTIAL; BOVINE CARTILAGE; PROTEOGLYCANS; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ELASTICITY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; UNLOADING;

CARTILAGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARDNESS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 63849319264     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM427     Document Type: Article

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