Failure Mechanisms of Cartilage-on-Bone Tissues and the Influence of Loading History

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The fetlock of the horse is a high impact weight bearing articulating joint. Its unique anatomy and kinematics during locomotion lead to site-specific variation of stresses within the joint and possible adaptations of the joint tissues to such specific loading histories. This study therefore seeks to determine the variations in cartilage-bone tissue morphology, and the respective tissue vulnerability to impact-induced microdamage, in different regions within the fetlock joint.

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