Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 9 , Pages 1830-1837 , September 2005

Ultrasonic measurement of depth-dependent transient behaviors of articular cartilage under compression

,Accepted 18 August 2004.

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PII: S0021-9290(04)00416-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.08.020

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 9 , Pages 1830-1837 , September 2005

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