Main description:

There has been and continues to be substantial progress in the design and clinical use of both arthroscopic probes and other techniques (e.g. ultrasound) for determining cartilage mechanical properties for diagnostic purposes. "Mechanical Properties of Articular Cartilage, Meniscus and Related Materials" provides readers with a comprehensive introduction and summary of the current status of laboratory and clinical measurement of the mechanical properties of joint cartilage, meniscus and related tissues and implant materials. The text focuses on (a) mechanical properties of cartilage and related tissues and materials, (b) methods for measuring them in the laboratory and clinic and (c) the clinical diagnostic potential of such methods. The first section covers composition and structure while section two covers in vitro measurements. The powerful diagnostic value of in-situ (clinical) mechanical property measurements are covered in section three. The final section covers mechanical properties of cartilage repairs and repair materials.
The book will be of great value to a large community of surgeons, surgeons in training, academic biomaterials and biomechanics scientists and their graduate students, and development engineers in the orthopedic industry.

Contents:

Section 1: Composition and Structure of Articular Cartilage & Meniscus Ch. 1-1: Articular cartilage - general description Ch. 1-2: Effects of age, disease & trauma Ch. 1-3: In vitro modeling of age, disease & trauma effects Ch. 1-4: Meniscus - general description Section 2: In Vitro Measurements: Cartilage & Meniscus Mechanical Properties Ch. 2-1: Overview: nature and importance of stiffness parameter measurements. Ch. 2-2: Cartilage Stiffness at the mm scale Ch. 2-3: Cartilage Stiffness at the um-nm scale Ch. 2-4: Cartilage Strength Ch. 2-5: Cartilage Friction & Wear Ch. 2-6: Meniscal Tissue Mechanical Properties Section 3: In-Situ (Clinical) Mechanical Property Measurements Ch. 3-1: Cartilage mechanical probes (methods & results) Ch. 3-2: Cartilage ultrasound probes (methods and results) Ch. 3-3: Other? Section 4: Mechanical Properties of Cartilage Repairs & Repair Materials Ch. 4-1: Osteochondral plugs and mosaicplasty Ch. 4-2: ACT Ch. 4-3: TE scaffold materials Ch. 4-4: Scaffold-based TE cartilage Ch. 4-5: Self-assembled TE cartilage