Methods to Determine the Microscopic and Macroscopic Swelling Behaviour of the Annulus Fibrosus

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1990	Woo SL-Y, Danto MI, Ohland KJ, Lee TQ, Newton PO. The use of a laser micrometer system to determine the cross-sectional shape and area of ligaments: a comparative study with two existing methods. J Biomech Eng. November 1990;112(4):426-431.
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1998	Iatridis JC, Setton LA, Foster RJ, Rawlins BA, Weidenbaum M, Mow VC. Degeneration affects the anisotropic and nonlinear behaviors of human anulus fibrosus in compression. J Biomech. June 1998;31(6):535-544.
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2001	Roberts SR, Knight MM, Lee DA, Bader DL. Mechanical compression influences intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling in chondrocytes seeded in agarose constructs. J Appl Physiol. April 2001;90(4):1385-1391.
1997	Boyd SK. A 3D in-Situ Model for Patellofemoral Joint Contact Analysis in the Normal and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee [Master's thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; April 1997.
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1987	Pearce RH, Grimmer BJ, Adams ME. Degeneration and the chemical composition of the human lumbar intervertebral disc. J Orthop Res. 1987;5(2):198-205.
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1998	Errington RJ, Puustjarvi K, White IRF, Roberts S, Urban JPG. Characterisation of cytoplasm-filled processes in cells of the intervertebral disc. J Anat. April 1998;192(3):369-378.
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1994	Best BA, Guilak F, Setton LA, Zhu W, Saed-Nejad F, Ratcliffe A, Weidenbaum M, Mow VC. Compressive mechanical properties of the human anulus fibrosus and their relationship to biochemical composition. Spine. January 15, 1994;19(2):212-221.
1988	Lee TQ, Woo SL-Y. A new method for determining cross-sectional shape and area of soft tissues. J Biomech Eng. May 1988;110(2):110-114.
1994	Skaggs DL, Weidenbaum M, Iatridis JC, Ratcliffe A, Mow VC. Regional variation in tensile properties and biochemical composition of the human lumbar anulus fibrosus. Spine. June 15, 1994;19(12):1310-1319.
1997	Fujita Y, Duncan NA, Lotz JC. Radial tensile properties of the lumbar annulus fibrosus are site and degeneration dependent. J Orthop Res. November 1997;15(6):814-819.
1999	Narmoneva DA, Wang JY, Setton LA. Nonuniform swelling-induced residual strains in articular cartilage. J Biomech. April 1999;32(4):401-408.
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.
1988	Shrive NG, Lam TC, Damson E, Frank CB. A new method of measuring the cross-sectional area of connective tissue structures. J Biomech Eng. May 1988;110(2):104-109.
1998	Quinn TM, Grodzinsky AJ, Buschmann MD, Kim YJ, Hunziker EB. Mechanical compression alters proteoglycan deposition and matrix deformation around individual cells in cartilage explants. J Cell Sci. March 1998;111(5):573-583.
2000	Lee DA, Knight MM, Bolton JF, Idowu BD, Kayser MV, Bader DL. Chondrocyte deformation within compressed agarose constructs at the cellular and sub-cellular levels. J Biomech. January 2000;33(1):81-95.

Year	Entry
2002	Dussault C. Cyclical Tensile Loading and Measurement of Cell Deformation in Three-Dimensional Gel Culture: A New Method [Master's thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; September 2002.
2004	Bruehlmann SB. The in Situ Mechanics of Cells in the Annulus Fibrosus of the Intervertebral Disc [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; April 2004.
2006	Thomas DA. Investigating the Role of Proteoglycans in Fibril Sliding [Master's thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; September 2006.
2006	Wilson J. The Measurement and Modelling of Chondrocyte Electrophysiology [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; January 2006.
2007	Desrochers J. Intercellular Communication and in Situ Strains in the Annulus Fibrosus Under High Flexion Loads [Master's thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; June 2007.