A multi-scale finite element model for investigation of chondrocyte mechanics in normal and medial meniscectomy human knee joint during walking

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1397-1406

  Tanska, Petri ^a,b   Mononen, Mika E ^a   Korhonen, Rami K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Cell mechanics; Finite element analysis; Knee joint; Meniscectomy; Multi scale modeling

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CELL MECHANICS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCECTOMIES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOADING TEST; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCECTOMY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; VISCOELASTICITY; WALKING; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMUR; KNEE; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 84929652916     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.043     Document Type: Article

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