Finite element study of a tissue-engineered cartilage transplant in human tibiofemoral joint

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1211-1221

  Vahdati, Ali ^a   Wagner, Diane R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

articular cartilage repair; biphasic swelling; chondral defect; finite element method; osteochondral tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REPAIR; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIPHASIC SWELLING; CHARGED DENSITY; CHONDRAL DEFECTS; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; INDENTERS; INTACT JOINTS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; OSTEOCHONDRAL TISSUE ENGINEERING; SURFACE CONTACT; TIBIO-FEMORAL JOINTS; TISSUE ENGINEERED CARTILAGE; TISSUE-ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THERMOELECTRICITY; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CARTILAGE;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; KNEE; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84868678596     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.585974     Document Type: Article

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