TRABECULAR ARCHITECTURE OF HUMAN PATELLA

被引：60

作者：

RAUX, P

TOWNSEND, PR

MIEGEL, R

ROSE, RM

RADIN, EL

机构：

[1] FAC NECKER ENFANTS MALADES,DEPT ANAT,PARIS,FRANCE

[2] MIT,DEPT MET & MAT SCI,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139

[3] HARVARD UNIV,MED SCH,DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC SURG,BOSTON,MA 02115

来源：

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS | 1975年 / 8卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/0021-9290(75)90037-8

中图分类号：

Q6 [生物物理学];

学科分类号：

071011 ;

摘要：

The internal architecture of the human patella was studied by quantitative stereological analysis of microradiographs made from sagittal and horizontal sections. The predominant structural (trabecular) element was found to be oriented sheets of hard tissue connected laterally by rods of the same material. The sheets change orientation in a correlated and systematic manner which appears to be in response to the biomechanical demands made on the patella. The predominant variable in the determination of density (and, presumably, other physical properties) was the intertrabecular spacing rather than trabecular thickness. It was found that the sheet-and-rod model could be used to calculate all of the structural parameters in a consistent manner.

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