Deep vertical collagen fibrils play a si
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R. Shirazi; A. Shirazi-Adl
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract The primary orientation of collagen fibrils alters along the cartilage depth; being horizontal in the superficial zone, random in the transitional zone, and vertical in the deep zone. Commonly used confined and unconfined (when with no underlying bone) testing configurations cannot capt