Traumatic loading of articular cartilage: Mechanical and biological responses and post-injury treatment

Biorheology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 451-485

  Natoli, Roman M ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell death; Glycosaminoglycan; Mechanobiology; Mechanotransduction; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE INJURY; CELL DEATH; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC ARTHROPATHY; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DOGS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77249102043     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BIR-2009-0554     Document Type: Review

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