The Nature of In Vivo Mechanical Signals That Influence Cartilage Health and Progression to Knee Osteoarthritis

Current Rheumatology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Andriacchi, Thomas P ^a,b,c   Favre, Julien ^a,d  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Joint Preservation Center   (United States)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Ambulation; Joint kinematics; Joint kinetics; Joint trauma; Knee joint; Neuromuscular function; Obesity; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT STRESS; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENISCECTOMY; OBESITY; REVIEW; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84920930953     PISSN: 15233774     EISSN: 15346307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-014-0463-2     Document Type: Review

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