Biomechanical, biochemical and structural correlations in immature and mature rabbit articular cartilage

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1628-1638

  Julkunen, P ^a   Harjula, T ^b   Iivarinen, J ^b   Marjanen, J ^b   Seppanen K ^b   Narhi T ^b   Arokoski, J ^a,b   Lammi, M J ^b   Brama, P A ^c   Jurvelin, J S ^b   Helminen, H J ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Biomechanics; Collagen; Cross linking; Finite element; Maturation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PENTOSIDINE; PROTEOGLYCAN; PYRIDINOLINE;

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; KNEE JOINT; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 70449675068     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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