Removal of the superficial zone of bovine articular cartilage does not increase its frictional coefficient
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Removal of the superficial zone of bovine articular cartilage does not increase its frictional coefficient.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of the superficial zone in regulating the frictional response of articular cartilage. This zone contains the superficial protein (SZP), a proteoglycan synthesized exclusively by superficial zone chondrocytes and implicated in reducing the friction coefficient of cartilage. DESIGN Unconfined compression creep tests with sliding of cartilage against glass in sa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1063-4584
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.08.009