TableOfContents

Target Outcome

Prerequisites

Infrastructure

For more details see ["Infrastructure/ExperimentationMechanics"].

Previous Protocols

For more details see ["Specifications/Specimens"].

For more details see ["Specifications/ExperimentationJointMechanics"]

Protocols

Ligaments

Conditions

Measurements

Operating Procedure

Cartilage

Conditions

Measurements

Operating Procedure

Menisci

Conditions

Measurements

Operating Procedure

Tendons

Conditions

Measurements

Operating Procedure

Capsule

Conditions

Measurements

Operating Procedure

References

-- ["aerdemir"] DateTime(2013-10-15T13:42:41Z) I provided an outline above to help categorize activities.

-- ["aerdemir"] DateTime(2013-10-15T13:42:41Z) Should sample descriptions go to "Specifications/Specimens"? Ideally tissue-specific operating procedure should be followed for any given sample from that tissue.

Tissues of interest

  1. Articular cartilage
    • Number of samples:
    • Sample locations:
    • Sample dimensions:
    • Sample preparations:
    • Testing equipment:
    • Dimension measurement:
    • Testing protocol:
      • Confined compression:
  2. Menisci
    • Number of samples:
    • Sample locations:
    • Sample dimensions:
    • Sample preparations:
    • Testing equipment:
    • Dimension measurement:
    • Testing protocols:
      • Confined compression:
      • Uniaxial tension:
  3. Ligaments
    • Ligaments of interest:
    • Number of samples:
    • Sample locations:
    • Sample dimensions:
    • Sample preparations:
    • Testing equipment:
    • Dimension measurement:
    • Testing protocols:
      • Uniaxial tension: