title: Reversible cartilage staining technique for defining articular weight-bearing surfaces.
abstract: A reversible cartilage staining technique, applicable to anatomical specimens, has been developed to define the weight-bearing patterns of the ankle joint. The method represents a rapid and accurate procedure for the determination of cartilage contact patterns in multiple positions of function. This technique should prove a useful tool in the detection of weight-bearing areas of other synovial joints.
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001835:Body Weight; D002102:Cadaver; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*