RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF SYNOVIAL FLUID AND ITS POSSIBLE RELATION TO JOINT LUBRICATION

被引：16

作者：

CAYGILL, JC

WEST, GH

机构：

[1] Rheumatism Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building, York Place

[2] Department of Polymer and Fibre Science, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, Sackville Street

来源：

MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | 1969年 / 7卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF02551716

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

The components p 12 and p 11-p 22 of the general stress tensor were measured for various samples of human knee joint synovial fluid subjected to simple shear. The samples investigated consisted of four 'normal' post-mortem specimens and four pathological specimens obtained from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. For three samples measurements were made at 18° and 28°C and in one case at several dilutions. From the results it was possible to calculate the contribution to the load bearing characteristics of the joint of a non-zero value of first normal stress differences p 11-p 22 and this was found to be negligible for the cases investigated. A comparison of the rheological properties of the normal and pathological samples revealed several interesting characteristics which suggest that the mechanism of boundary lubrication may predominate in a human knee joint. © 1969 International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering.

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[11] LUBRICATION IN SYNOVIAL JOINTS - A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS - A RHEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS OF JOINT MOVEMENTS AND JOINT LUBRICATION [J].