Osteochondritis dissecans is a localized injury or condition affecting an articular surface that
involves separation of a segment of cartilage and subchondral bone. It is found primarily in …

Cartilage repair in terms of replacement, or regeneration of damaged or diseased articular
cartilage with functional tissue, is the 'holy grail'of joint surgery. A wide spectrum of strategies …

The equilibrium stiffness of articular cartilage is controlled by flow-independent elastie
properties (Young's modulus, Es, and Poisson's ratio, vs) of the hydrated tissue matrix. In the …

The material properties of normal cadaveric human cartilage in the ankle mortice (tibiotalar
articulation) were evaluated to determine a possible etiologic mechanism of cartilage injury …

Repetitive use injuries can be difficult to understand and solve in the adult. Add the
dimension of a metabolically active physis and epiphysis, and the complexity of the situation …

Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum is a well-recognized cause of elbow pain and
disability in the adolescent athlete. This condition typically affects young athletes, such as …

Indentation testing is a widely used technique for nondestructive mechanical analysis of
articular cartilage. Although cartilage shows an inhomogeneous, layered structure with …

Articular cartilage is often characterized as an isotropic elastic material with no interstitial
fluid flow during instantaneous and equilibrium conditions, and indentation testing …

We examined 24 patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum to
determine the results of nonoperative treatment. The average age of the patients at the initial …

The prevalence of osteochondritis dissecans is high among individuals who have played
baseball actively since childhood119, and repetitive throwing is considered to be one of the …