The functional behaviour of articular cartilage in diarthrodial joints is determined by its
morphological and biomechanical properties. Whereas morphological changes are mainly …

OBJECTIVE: Substantial changes in articular cartilage composition and mechanical
properties occur during the development of osteoarthritis (OA). While softening in the initial …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease affecting articular cartilage and the underlying bone,
resulting from many biological and mechanical interacting factors which change the …

Articular cartilage is a complex connective tissue with the fundamental functions of load
bearing, shock absorption and lubrication in joints. However, traumatic events, aging and …

Background Currently available arthroscopic techniques do not allow the quantification of
cartilage stiffness without direct mechanical indentation or penetration of the tissue. Purpose …

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects millions of people and results in weakened hyaline cartilage due
to overloading. During joint articulation, hyaline cartilage must withstand high loads while …

Background There are many studies on osteoarthritis, but only a few studies deal with
human arthrosis, comparing the mechanical properties of healthy and diseased samples. In …

The study compared the OARSI osteoarthritis cartilage histopathology assessment system
with the biomechanical quality of human in vivo cartilage samples. In a prospective cohort …

OBJECTIVES: It is currently poorly known how different structural and compositional
components in human articular cartilage are related to their specific functional properties at …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlations between MR parameters and the
biomechanical properties of naturally degenerated human articular cartilage. Human …