Importance of depth-wise distribution of collagen and proteoglycans in articular cartilage-A 3D finite element study of stresses and strains in human knee joint

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1184-1192

  Halonen, K S ^a   Mononen, M E ^a,b   Jurvelin, J S ^a   Toyras J ^a,b   Korhonen, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Equilibrium; Fibril volume density; Finite element analysis; Gait cycle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; COLLAGEN-FIBRIL ORIENTATION; GAIT CYCLES; MECHANICAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROTEOGLYCANS; TISSUE DEFORMATIONS; VOLUME DENSITY;

ARCHES; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLYCOPROTEINS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SPOT WELDING; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMOELECTRICITY; TISSUE;

LOADING;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE STRESS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STANDING; TIBIA; VISCOELASTICITY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84875378486     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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