Mechanical response of articular cartilage damaged by macro cracks A. Komeili, W. Chau, Y. Al-Saffar, W. Herzog Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 25, Pages S68-S69 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.123 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Force-time responses of intact (In) and macro-cracks (Cr) cartilage samples under three loading conditions. Significant difference is observed in the peak and steady forces between the intact and macro-cracks samples. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2017 25, S68-S69DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.123) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Force-time responses of intact (In) and macro-cracks (Cr) finite element cartilage models. The steady forces of intact and macro-crack models converged to 3.77±0.05 N in all loading protocols. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2017 25, S68-S69DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.123) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions