The mechanical and material properties of elderly human articular cartilage subject to impact and slow loading

• Published in: Medical engineering & physics Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 226 - 232
• Main Authors: Burgin, L.V., Edelsten, L., Aspden, R.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Articular cartilage; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cartilage, Articular - metabolism; Cartilage, Articular - physiology; Collagen - metabolism; Composition; Female; Femoral head; Femur; Glycosaminoglycans - metabolism; Human; Humans; Impact; Male; Material properties; Materials Testing; Mechanical properties; Middle Aged; Radiology; Stress, Mechanical; Water - metabolism; Weight-Bearing; Human; Impact; Composition; Articular cartilage; Femoral head; Mechanical properties; Material properties

The mechanical properties of articular cartilage vary enormously with loading rate, and how these properties derive from the composition and structure of the tissue is still unclear. This study investigates the mechanical properties of human articular cartilage at rapid rates of loading, compares th...