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Microstructural and Compositional Features of the Fibrous and Hyaline Cartilage on the Medial Tibial Plateau Imply a Unique Role for the Hopping Locomotion of Kangaroo

Hopping provides efficient and energy saving locomotion for kangaroos, but it results in great forces in the knee joints. A previous study has suggested that a unique fibrous cartilage in the central region of the tibial cartilage could serve to decrease the peak stresses generated within kangaroo t...

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Autores principales: He, Bo, Wu, Jian Ping, Xu, Jiake, Day, Robert E., Kirk, Thomas Brett
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074303

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