Biomechanical characterisation of ovine spinal facet joint cartilage

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1346-1352

  Abd Latif, Mohd Juzaila ^a   Jin, Zhongmin ^b,c   Wilcox, Ruth K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biphasic; Cartilage; Facet joints; Finite element; Indentation test

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BACK PAIN; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIPHASIC; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; DEGENERATIVE CHANGES; FACET JOINTS; FINITE ELEMENT; INDENTATION TEST; LOAD TRANSMISSION; SYNOVIAL JOINTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HARDNESS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; SHEEP; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 84860116472     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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