Surface damage of bovine articular cartilage-off-bone: the effect of variations in underlying substrate and frequency

Abstract Background Changes in bone mineral density have been implicated with the onset of osteoarthritis, but its role in inducing failure of articular cartilage mechanically is unclear. This study aimed to determine the effect of substrate density, as the underlying bone, on the surface damage of...

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Main Authors: Humaira Mahmood, Duncan E. T. Shepherd, Daniel M. Espino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2305-2