In Vivo Measurement of Localized Tibiofemoral Cartilage Strains in Response to Dynamic Activity

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 370-376

  Sutter, E Grant ^a   Widmyer, Margaret R ^a,b   Utturkar, Gangadhar M ^a   Spritzer, Charles E ^a   Garrett, William E ^a   Defrate, Louis E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cartilage; hopping; jumping; knee; magnetic resonance imaging; osteoarthritis; strain; stress test; tibiofemoral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MOVEMENT; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961288687     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514559821     Document Type: Article

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