Viscoelasticity and histology of the human cartilage in healthy and degenerated conditions of the knee.

Michael SeidenstückerJulius WatrinetAnke BernsteinNorbert P SuedkampSergio H LatorreAnastasija MaksHermann O Mayr

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2019)

The controls showed significantly better viscoelastic behavior than the arthrotic samples in the measured IM. The measured biomechanical values showed a direct correlation between histological changes and altered biomechanics in gonarthrosis.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
total knee arthroplasty
finite element analysis
knee osteoarthritis
pluripotent stem cells
extracellular matrix
anterior cruciate ligament