Cartilage and diarthrodial joints as paradigms for hierarchical materials and structures

VC Mow, A Ratcliffe, AR Poole - Biomaterials, 1992 - Elsevier
The anatomic forms of diarthrodial joints are important structural features which provide and
limit the motions required for the joint. Typically, the length scale of topographic variation of …

A Framework for the in Vivo Pathomechanics of Osteoarthritis at the Knee

TP Andriacchi, A Mündermann, RL Smith… - Annals of biomedical …, 2004 - Springer
The in vivo pathomechanics of osteoarthritis (OA) at the knee is described in a framework
that is based on an analysis of studies describing assays of biomarkers, cartilage …

Robotic-assisted TKA reduces postoperative alignment outliers and improves gap balance compared to conventional TKA

EK Song, JK Seon, JH Yim, NA Netravali… - … and Related Research®, 2013 - Springer
Background Several studies have shown mechanical alignment influences the outcome of
TKA. Robotic systems have been developed to improve the precision and accuracy of …

A finite element model of the human knee joint for the study of tibio-femoral contact

TL Haut Donahue, ML Hull… - J. Biomech …, 2002 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As a step towards developing a finite element model of the knee that can be used to study
how the variables associated with a meniscal replacement affect tibio-femoral contact, the …

Mechano-electrochemical properties of articular cartilage: their inhomogeneities and anisotropies

VC Mow, XE Guo - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In this chapter, the recent advances in cartilage biomechanics and
electromechanics are reviewed and summarized. Our emphasis is on the new experimental …

Structure and function of articular cartilage and meniscus

VC Mow, WY Gu, FH Chen - Basic orthopaedic biomechanics …, 2005 - books.google.com
Cartilage is a soft connective tissue that is composed of a single cell type, chondrocyte, and
a highly specialized extracellular matrix (ECM). Three major types of cartilaginous tissues …

Knee cartilage topography, thickness, and contact areas from MRI: in-vitro calibration and in-vivo measurements

ZA Cohen, DM Mccarthy, SD Kwak, P Legrand… - Osteoarthritis and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: This study assessed the three-dimensional accuracy of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) for measuring articular surface topographies and cartilage thicknesses of …

Muscle and joint function in human locomotion

MG Pandy, TP Andriacchi - Annual review of biomedical …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
This review describes how computational modeling can be combined with noninvasive gait
measurements to describe and explain muscle and joint function in human locomotion. Five …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of articular cartilage in knee osteoarthritis (OA): morphological assessment

F Eckstein, F Cicuttini, JP Raynauld, JC Waterton… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a three-dimensional imaging technique
with unparalleled ability to evaluate articular cartilage. This report reviews the current status …

Excursion of the rotator cuff under the acromion: patterns of subacromial contact

EL Flatow, LJ Soslowsky, JB Ticker… - … American journal of …, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
Nine fresh-frozen, human cadaveric shoulders were el evated in the scapular plane in two
different humeral rotations by applying forces along action lines of rotator cuff and deltoid …