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Paper| Volume 29, ISSUE 1, P31-33, January 1998

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The mechanical ‘quality’ of osteophytes

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      Abstract

      Intrinsic mechanical properties of osteophytes have been compared with those of normal articular cartilage by obtaining force-indentation curves. The cartilage of the osteophyte was found to be thinner than articular cartilage. The mean stiffness of osteophytes was 272.8 (±78.8) N/mm and the mean stiffness of articular cartilage was 1412 (±917.3) N/mm.
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