Noble, Prisca, Collin, Bernard, Lecomte-Beckers, Jacqueline, Magnée, Adrien, Denoix, Jean M., and Serteyn, Didier (2010) An equine joint friction test model using a cartilage-on-cartilage arrangement. Veterinary Journal, 183 (2). pp. 148-152.

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Abstract

This study describes an equine joint friction test using a cartilage-on-cartilage arrangement and investigates the influence of age and load on the frictional response. Osteochondral plugs were extracted from equine shoulder joints (2–5 years, n = 12; 10–14 years, n = 15), and mounted in a pin-on-disc tribometer. The frictional response was then measured under constant conditions (2 N; 20 °C; 5 mm/s), and with increasing load (2 N, 5 N, 10 N). In all experiments, the friction coefficient of young cartilage was significantly (P < 0.001) smaller than obtained from old cartilage, while the application of a greater load resulted in a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in friction coefficient only in old cartilage. It was concluded that cartilage ageing was responsible for an increase in friction coefficient under these experimental conditions. Moreover, where young cartilage lubrication remained stable, cartilage ageing may have been responsible for lubrication regime change. The cartilage-on-cartilage model could be used to better understand lubrication regime disturbances in healthy and diseased equine joints, and to test the efficacy of various bio-lubricant treatments.

Item ID:	35087
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1532-2971
Keywords:	equine articular cartilage; friction coefficient; lubrication; age; applied load
Additional Information:	Also presented as a poster at the Biomedica 2009 Congress, 1-2 April 2009, Liege, Belgium.
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2016 05:59
FoR Codes:	07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0707 Veterinary Sciences > 070702 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology @ 50% 09 ENGINEERING > 0903 Biomedical Engineering > 090302 Biomechanical Engineering @ 50%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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