Balance between swelling pressure and collagen tension in normal and degenerate cartilage

Maroudas, A.

Year	Entry
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1994	Mow VC, Bachrach NM, Setton LA, Guilak F. Stress, strain, pressure and flow fields in articular cartilage and chondrocytes. In: Mow VC, Tran-Son-Tay R, Guilak F, Hochmuth RM, eds. Cell Mechanics and Cellular Engineering. Symposium on Cell Mechanics and Cellular Engineering; July 10-15, 1994. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 1994:345-379.
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1984	Mow VC, Mak AF, Lai WM, Rosenberg LC, Tang L-H. Viscoelastic properties of proteoglycan subunits and aggregates in varying solution concentrations. J Biomech. 1984;17(5):325-338.
1984	Mow VC, Holmes MH, Lai WM. Fluid transport and mechanical properties of articular cartilage: a review. J Biomech. 1984;17(5):377-394.
1987	Mak AF, Lai WM, Mow VC. Biphasic indentation of articular cartilage, I: theoretical analysis. J Biomech. 1987;20(7):703-714.
1990	Kwan MK, Lai WM, Mow VC. A finite deformation theory for cartilage and other soft hydrated connective tissues, I: equilibrium results. J Biomech. 1990;23(2):145-155.
1997	Khalsa PS, Eisenberg SR. Compressive behavior of articular cartilage is not completely explained by proteoglycan osmotic pressure. J Biomech. June 1997;30(6):589-594.
1999	Narmoneva DA, Wang JY, Setton LA. Nonuniform swelling-induced residual strains in articular cartilage. J Biomech. April 1999;32(4):401-408.
2004	Wilson W, van Donkelaar CC, van Rietbergen B, Ito K, Huiskes R. Stresses in the local collagen network of articular cartilage: a poroviscoelastic fibril-reinforced finite element study. J Biomech. March 2004;37(3):357-366.
2004	Ateshian GA, Chahine NO, Basalo IM, Hung CT. The correspondence between equilibrium biphasic and triphasic material properties in mixture models of articular cartilage. J Biomech. March 2004;37(3):391-400.
2009	Ateshian GA. The role of interstitial fluid pressurization in articular cartilage lubrication. J Biomech. June 19, 2009;42(9):1163-1176.
1978	Askew MJ, Mow VC. The biomechanical function of the collagen fibril ultrastructure of articular cartilage. J Biomech Eng. August 1978;100(3):105-115.
1991	Lai WM, Hou JS, Mow VC. A triphasic theory for the swelling and deformation behaviors of articular cartilage. J Biomech Eng. August 1991;113(3):245-258.
1998	Setton LA, Tohyama H, Mow VC. Swelling and curling behaviors of articular cartilage. J Biomech Eng. June 1998;120(3):355-361.
1999	Torzilli PA, Grigiene R, Borrelli J Jr, Helfet DL. Effect of impact load on articular cartilage: cell metabolism and viability, and matrix water content. J Biomech Eng. October 1999;121(5):433-441.
1980	Roth V, Mow VC. The intrinsic tensile behavior of the matrix of bovine articular cartilage and its variation with age. J Bone Joint Surg. October 1980;62A(7):1102-1117.
1984	Radin EL, Martin RB, Burr DB, Caterson B, Boyd RD, Goodwin C. Effects of mechanical loading on the tissues of the rabbit knee. J Orthop Res. 1984;2(3):221-234.
1985	Eisenberg SR, Grodzinsky AJ. Swelling of articular cartilage and other connective tissues: electromechanochemical forces. J Orthop Res. 1985;3(2):148-159.
1986	Akizuki S, Mow VC, Müller F, Pita JC, Howell DS, Manicourt DH. Tensile properties of human knee joint cartilage, I: influence of ionic conditions, weight bearing, and fibrillation on the tensile modulus. J Orthop Res. 1986;4(4):379-392.
1987	Akizuki S, Mow VC, Muller F, Pita JC, Howell DS. Tensile properties of human knee joint cartilage, II: correlations between weight bearing and tissue pathology and the kinetics of swelling. J Orthop Res. 1987;5(2):173-186.
1993	Giori NJ, Beaupré GS, Carter DR. Cellular shape and pressure may mediate mechanical control of tissue composition in tendons. J Orthop Res. July 1993;11(4):581-591.
1993	Zhu W, Mow VC, Koob TJ, Eyre DR. Viscoelastic shear properties of articular cartilage and the effects of glycosidase treatments. J Orthop Res. November 1993;11(6):771-781.
1995	Ohshima H, Urban JPG, Bergel DH. Effect of static load on matrix synthesis rates in the intervertebral disc measured in vitro by a new perfusion technique. J Orthop Res. January 1995;13(1):22-29.
1996	Farquhar T, Xia Y, Mann K, Bertram J, Burton-Wurster N, Jelinski L, Lust G. Swelling and fibronectin accumulation in articular cartilage explants after cyclical impact. J Orthop Res. May 1996;14(3):417-423.
1998	Quinn TM, Grodzinsky AJ, Hunziker EB, Sandy JD. Effects of injurious compression on matrix turnover around individual cells in calf articular cartilage explants. J Orthop Res. July 1998;16(4):490-499.
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2001	Kurz B, Jin M, Patwari P, Cheng DM, Lark MW, Grodzinsky AJ. Biosynthetic response and mechanical properties of articular cartilage after injurious compression. J Orthop Res. 2001;19(6):1140-1146.
2003	Ikenoue T, Trindade MCD, Lee MS, Lin EY, Schurman DJ, Goodman SB, Smith RL. Mechanoregulation of human articular chondrocyte aggrecan and type II collagen expression by intermittent hydrostatic pressure in vitro. J Orthop Res. January 2003;21(1):110-116.
1998	Cohen NP, Foster RJ, Mow VC. Composition and dynamics of articular cartilage: structure, function, and maintaining healthy state. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. October 1998;28(4):203-215.
2000	Smith RL, Lin J, Trindade MCD, Shida J, Kajiyama G, Vu T, Hoffman AR, van der Meulen MCH, Goodman SB, Schurman DJ, Carter DR. Time-dependent effects of intermittent hydrostatic pressure on articular chondrocyte type II collagen and aggrecan mRNA expression. J Rehab Res Dev. March–April 2000;37(2):153-181.
1997	Bank RA, Krikken M, Beekman B, Stoop R, Maroudas A, Lafebers FPJG, Te Koppele JM. A simplified measurement of degraded collagen in tissues: application in healthy, fibrillated and osteoarthritic cartilage. Matrix Biol. November 1997;16(5):233-243.
1999	Setton LA, Elliott D., Mow VC. Altered mechanics of cartilage with osteoarthritis: human osteoarthritis and an experimental model of joint degeneration. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. January 1999;7(1):2-14.
1999	Mow VC, Wang CC, Hung CT. The extracellular matrix, interstitial fluid and ions as a mechanical signal transducer in articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. January 1999;7(1):41-58.
2001	Chen SS, Falcovitz YH, Schneiderman R, Maroudas A, Sah RL. Depth-dependent compressive properties of normal aged human femoral head articular cartilage: relationship to fixed charge density. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. August 2001;9(6):561-569.
1995	Acaroglu ER, Iatridis JC, Setton LA, Foster RJ, Mow VC, Weidenbaum M. Degeneration and aging affect the tensile behavior of human lumbar anulus fibrosus. Spine. December 15, 1995;20(24):2690-2701.
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