Publications [#280005] of Farshid Guilak

Papers Published

1. Elliott, DM; Setton, LA; Shah, MP; Vail, TP; Guilak, F, Effects of meniscectomy on the tensile properties of articular cartilage, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED, vol. 33 (1996), pp. 247-248, Atlanta, GA, USA
   (last updated on 2019/06/30)

   Abstract:
   A study was conducted to quantify the tensile properties of articular cartilage in an experimental model of meniscectomy. The meniscus was completely resected in the right knees of 4 skeletally mature mongrel dogs. The left knee was used as an unoperated control. Animals were sacrificed 12 weeks after surgery and both legs stored at -20°C until testing. Successive tensile stress-relaxation tests were performed using a screw driven uniaxial testing system. All tests were performed in a 0.15M NaCl bath at room temperature. The findings were then compared with those of both human osteoarthritis (OA) and experimental models of joint instability.

   Keywords:
   Cartilage;Tensile properties;Surgery;Joints (anatomy);Biomedical engineering;Models;Stiffness;Proteins;Collagen;Composition;Biosynthesis;Hydration;