Editorial for special issue “Cartilage biomechanics”

My interest in Cartilage Biomechanics blossomed 40  years ago during my PhD, where I used proteolytic enzymes derived from the synovial joint space to degrade critical components in samples of human articular cartilage, in order to examine the relationship between the structure and function of this important load-bearing tissue. Indeed, I am remin ded of my old PhD Supervisor, Dr. Geoffrey Kempson, who said to me after completing the project “once you start with the biomechanics of articular cartilage you will never be able to leave it.” Indeed, given that this histologically boring thin tissue is exposed to extreme loads applied day afte r day, and given its poor intrinsic healing capacity, it is remarkable that we still have functional cartilage by the time we are 70 years old.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - June 22, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dan Bader, Ren é van Donkelaar Tags: Editorial Source Type: research