Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7206988 Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2018 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
In the ACLT model, weight-bearing stress was modified in the ZOI. This disruption of the stress pattern induced alterations of the tissues composing the bone-cartilage unit. In term of mechanical properties, all tissues exhibited changes. The most affected tissue was the most superficial: hyaline cartilage displayed the strongest relative decrease (42%) followed by calcified cartilage (37%) and cortical plate was slightly modified (16%). This supports the hypotheses that PTOA initiates in the hyaline cartilage.
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