title: The mechanical 'quality' of osteophytes.
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.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Oni
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology*