Changes in articular cartilage mechanics with meniscectomy: A novel image-based modeling approach and comparison to patterns of OA

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2307-2312

  Haemer, Joseph M ^a,b   Song, Yongnam ^a,c   Carter, Dennis R ^a,b   Giori, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Finite element analysis; Image based modeling; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meniscectomy; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; ARTICULAR SURFACES; CARTILAGE MECHANICS; CELL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTACT PRESSURES; ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLUID PRESSURES; FLUID STRESS; GROWTH FRONT; IMAGE DATA; IMAGE-BASED MODELING; IMAGING DATA; INDENTERS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; MENISCECTOMIES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION;

BONE; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; STRAIN; TISSUE;

CARTILAGE;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CARTILAGE FIBRILLATION; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CONTACT PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRAIN; TIBIA; TIBIAL CONDYLE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79960723883     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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