Determination of in-vivo articular cartilage contact areas of human talocrural joint under weightbearing conditions

In vivo cartilage contact deformation of

In vivo cartilage contact deformation of human ankle joints under full body weight

✍ Lu Wan; Richard J. de Asla; Harry E. Rubash; Guoan Li 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 435 KB

## Abstract Quantitative data on in vivo deformation of articular cartilage is important for understanding the articular joint function and the etiology of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis. This study experimentally determined the in vivo cartilage thickness distribution and artic