Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1349-1363, December 2008

Biotribology of articular cartilage—A review of the recent advances

Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UK

Received 4 July 2008; received in revised form 17 September 2008; accepted 22 September 2008. published online 07 November 2008.

Abstract 

A brief review of the advances in the biotribology of articular cartilage in the last decade or so are presented. The review is limited to experimental friction and wear studies involving articular cartilage. The importance of developing in vitro models as tools not only to understand the cartilage tribological characteristics, but to evaluate current and future cartilage substitution and treatment therapies is discussed.

Keywords: Friction, Wear, Biotribology, Articular cartilage, Lubrication

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00167-7

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.09.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1349-1363, December 2008

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