Abstract
Articular cartilage is the bearing surface within human joints and as such is a subject of much interest among orthopaedic specialists. Diseases such as osteoarthritis are characterized by a deterioration in the cartilage surface and thus early detection and quantification of surface changes would be advantageous in the study and treatment of such disorders. Differential light scattering was studied as a technique for measuring the roughness of articular cartilage with the aim of developing a minimally invasive measurement method for use in-vivo. The method was established using a range of metal rough surfaces and cartilage surfaces. The results were correlated with stylus measurements. Samples were illuminated, using a helium-neon laser, at an incident angle of 45 degree(s) and the intensity of scattered light measured every 0.5 degree(s) over a 25 degree(s) range. For the cartilage surfaces the best correlation existed between optical parameters, based on a one dimensional moment of light intensity, and the roughness, calculated at a sampling length of 0.1 mm, the accuracy being 67%. The method was sensitive to surface changes during specimen preparation for SEM and was quick and easily interpreted. Differential light scattering is therefore a viable method of measuring the surface quality of articular cartilage
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
| Editors | Halina Podbielska, A Katzir |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Pages | 22-31 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 1889 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1993 |
| Event | PROCEEDINGS OF HOLOGRAPHY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND OPTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION IN BIOMEDICINE III - Los Angeles, CA, USA Duration: 1 Jan 1993 → … http://spieom.spie.org |
Publication series
| Name | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE) |
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| Publisher | SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Conference
| Conference | PROCEEDINGS OF HOLOGRAPHY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND OPTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION IN BIOMEDICINE III |
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| Period | 1/01/93 → … |
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Bibliographical note
3rd Meeting on Holography, Interferometry, and Optical Pattern Recognition in Biomedicine, LOS ANGELES, CA, JAN 19-20, 1993UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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