Immature bovine cartilage wear is due to fatigue failure from repetitive compressive forces and not reciprocating frictional forces

Wear of articular cartilage is not well understood. We hypothesize that cartilage wears due to fatigue failure in repetitive compression instead of reciprocating friction.

Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - August 23, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: C.A. Petersen, C.V. Sise, J.X. Dewing, J. Yun, B.K. Zimmerman, X.E. Guo, C.T. Hung, G.A. Ateshian Source Type: research