Recent progress in cartilage lubrication

W Lin, J Klein - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Healthy articular cartilage, covering the ends of bones in major joints such as hips and
knees, presents the most efficiently‐lubricated surface known in nature, with friction …

Biomaterials for articular cartilage tissue engineering: Learning from biology

AR Armiento, MJ Stoddart, M Alini, D Eglin - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Articular cartilage is commonly described as a tissue that is made of up to 80% water, is
devoid of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, and is populated by only one cell type, the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering

SL Vega, MY Kwon, JA Burdick - European cells & materials, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Articular cartilage is a load-bearing tissue that lines the surface of bones in diarthrodial
joints. Unfortunately, this avascular tissue has a limited capacity for intrinsic repair …

Meniscus, articular cartilage and nucleus pulposus: a comparative review of cartilage-like tissues in anatomy, development and function

S Chen, P Fu, H Wu, M Pei - Cell and tissue research, 2017 - Springer
The degradation of cartilage in the human body is impacted by aging, disease, genetic
predisposition and continued insults resulting from daily activity. The burden of cartilage …

A Framework for the in Vivo Pathomechanics of Osteoarthritis at the Knee

TP Andriacchi, A Mündermann, RL Smith… - Annals of biomedical …, 2004 - Springer
The in vivo pathomechanics of osteoarthritis (OA) at the knee is described in a framework
that is based on an analysis of studies describing assays of biomarkers, cartilage …

The roles of the Hippo-YAP signalling pathway in cartilage and osteoarthritis

K Sun, J Guo, Z Guo, L Hou, H Liu, Y Hou, J He… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related disease, characterized by cartilage degeneration. The
pathogenesis of OA is complicated and the current therapeutic approaches for OA are …

Hydrogels for the repair of articular cartilage defects

KL Spiller, SA Maher, AM Lowman - Tissue engineering part B …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The repair of articular cartilage defects remains a significant challenge in orthopedic
medicine. Hydrogels, three-dimensional polymer networks swollen in water, offer a unique …

Compressive tibiofemoral force during crouch gait

KM Steele, MS DeMers, MH Schwartz, SL Delp - Gait & posture, 2012 - Elsevier
Crouch gait, a common walking pattern in individuals with cerebral palsy, is characterized by
excessive flexion of the hip and knee. Many subjects with crouch gait experience knee pain …

Spinal facet joint biomechanics and mechanotransduction in normal, injury and degenerative conditions

NV Jaumard, WC Welch… - Journal of …, 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The facet joint is a crucial anatomic region of the spine owing to its biomechanical role in
facilitating articulation of the vertebrae of the spinal column. It is a diarthrodial joint with …

Mechanical loading, cartilage degradation, and arthritis

HB Sun - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Joint tissues are exquisitely sensitive to their mechanical environment, and mechanical
loading may be the most important external factor regulating the development and long‐term …