title: Articular Contact Mechanics from an Asymptotic Modeling Perspective: A Review.
abstract: In the present paper, we review the current state-of-the-art in asymptotic modeling of articular contact. Particular attention has been given to the knee joint contact mechanics with a special emphasis on implications drawn from the asymptotic models, including average characteristics for articular cartilage layer. By listing a number of complicating effects such as transverse anisotropy, non-homogeneity, variable thickness, nonlinear deformations, shear loading, and bone deformation, which may be accounted for by asymptotic modeling, some unsolved problems and directions for future research are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mechanik, Technische Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Argatov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Aberystwyth University , Ceredigion , UK.
authors.forename: Gennady
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mishuris
keywords: articular cartilage; articular contact; asymptotic model; biphasic theory; damage; deformation; knee joint; thin layer