Microstructural and Compositional Features of the Fibrous and Hyaline Cartilage on the Medial Tibial Plateau Imply a Unique Role for the Hopping Locomotion of Kangaroo

Microstructural and Compositional Features of the Fibrous and Hyaline Cartilage on the Medial Tibial Plateau Imply a Unique Role for the Hopping Locomotion of Kangaroo

Hopping provides efficient and energy saving locomotion for kangaroos, but it results in great forces in the knee joints. A previous study has suggested that a unique fibrous cartilage in the central region of the tibial cartilage could serve to decrease the peak stresses generated within kangaroo t...

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Main Authors: He, Bo, Wu, Jian Ping, Xu, Jiake, Day, Robert, Kirk, Thomas
Format: Journal Article
Published: PLOS 2013
Subjects:
cartilage
collagen
Multiphoton microscopy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26246

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