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“... After a half a century of research on diarthroidal joint lubrication, the enigma still remains, namely, how can fluid film lubrication be achieved in a diarthroidal joint to provide (such) extraordinary low coefficients of friction?” (From Mow et al., 1992)

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  1. New York Center for Biomedical Engineering, The City College of The City University of New York, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, New York, NY, 10031

    Stephen C. Cowin

  2. Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021

    Stephen B. Doty

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(2007). Cartilage. In: Cowin, S.C., Doty, S.B. (eds) Tissue Mechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49985-7_14

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