Volumetric changes of articular cartilage during stress relaxation in unconfined compression

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Wong, M.¹; Ponticiello, M.¹; Kovanen, V.²; Jurvelin, J. S.^1,3

Volumetric changes of articular cartilage during stress relaxation in unconfined compression

J Biomech. September 2000;33(9):1049-1054

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Affiliations

¹M.E. Mueller Institute for Biomechanics, University of Bern, Postfach 30, Murtenstrasse, 35, 3010 Bern, Switzerland

²Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40351 Jyväskylä , Finland

³Department of Clinical Physiology, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, Kuopio, Finland
Abstract and keywords

The time-dependent lateral expansion and load relaxation of cartilage cylinders subjected to unconfined compression were simultaneously recorded. These measurements were used to (1) test the assumption of incompressibility for articular cartilage, (2) measure the Poisson's ratio of articular cartilage in compression and (3) investigate the relationship between stress relaxation and volumetric change. Mechanical tests were performed on fetal, calf, and adult humeral head articular cartilage. The instantaneous Poisson's ratio of adult cartilage was 0.49±0.08 (mean+S.D.), thus confirming the assumption of incompressibility for this tissue. The instantaneous Poisson's ratio was significantly lower for calf (0.38±0.04) and fetal cartilage (0.36±0.04). The equilibrium Poisson's ratio, i.e. true Poisson's ratio of the solid matrix, was significantly higher for the adult tissue (0.26±0.11) compared to both the fetal (0.09±0.02) and calf (0.11±0.03) cartilage. A linear relationship between time-matched load and lateral expansion after the first minute of stress relaxation was observed.

Keywords: Cartilage; Mechanical testing; Incompressibility; Volume change; Poisson's ratio
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DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00084-1

PubMed: 10854876

WoS: 000088811400001
History

Accepted: 2000-03-27

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