1. Special Issue on Cartilage (Part I)

   • Gerard A. Ateshian

   Editorial 22 March 2006 Pages: 63 - 63

2. Considerations on Joint and Articular Cartilage Mechanics

   • W. Herzog
   • S. Federico

   Original Paper 14 March 2006 Pages: 64 - 81

3. Intra-articular Contact Stress Distributions at the Ankle Throughout Stance Phase–patient-specific Finite Element Analysis as a Metric of Degeneration Propensity

   • Donald D. Anderson
   • Jane K. Goldsworthy
   • Thomas D. Brown

   Original Paper 07 March 2006 Pages: 82 - 89

4. A Bimodular Theory for Finite Deformations: Comparison of Orthotropic Second-order and Exponential Stress Constitutive Equations for Articular Cartilage

   • Stephen M. Klisch

   Original Paper 06 April 2006 Pages: 90 - 101

5. Influence of a Superficial Tangential Zone Over Repairing Cartilage Defects: Implications for Tissue Engineering

   • J. R. Owen
   • J. S. Wayne

   Original Paper 28 February 2006 Pages: 102 - 110

6. Computational Modeling to Predict the Temporal Regulation of Chondrocyte Metabolism in Response to Various Dynamic Compression Regimens

   • B. G. Sengers
   • C. W. J. Oomens
   • D. L. Bader

   Original paper 03 March 2006 Pages: 111 - 122

7. Effect of Compressive Strain on Cell Viability in Statically Loaded Articular Cartilage

   • P. A. Torzilli
   • X-H. Deng
   • M. Ramcharan

   Original Paper 28 February 2006 Pages: 123 - 132

8. Treatment with the Non-ionic Surfactant Poloxamer P188 Reduces DNA Fragmentation in Cells from Bovine Chondral Explants Exposed to Injurious Unconfined Compression

   • D. C. Baars
   • S. A. Rundell
   • R. C. Haut

   Original paper 07 March 2006 Pages: 133 - 139

9. Finite Element Modeling Predictions of Region-specific Cell-matrix Mechanics in the Meniscus

   • Maureen L. Upton
   • Farshid Guilak
   • Lori A. Setton

   Original Paper 07 March 2006 Pages: 140 - 149

10. Collagen Network of Articular Cartilage Modulates Fluid Flow and Mechanical Stresses in Chondrocyte

    • Rami K. Korhonen
    • Petro Julkunen
    • Jukka S. Jurvelin

    Original Paper 28 February 2006 Pages: 150 - 159

11. A Mechano-chemical Model for the Passive Swelling Response of an Isolated Chondron under Osmotic Loading

    • Mansoor A. Haider
    • Richard C. Schugart
    • Farshid Guilak

    Original Paper 07 March 2006 Pages: 160 - 171

12. Strain-dependent Recovery Behavior of Single Chondrocytes

    • Adrian C. Shieh
    • Eugene J. Koay
    • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

    Original Paper 28 February 2006 Pages: 172 - 179

13. Chondrocyte Deformation Induces Mitochondrial Distortion and Heterogeneous Intracellular Strain Fields

    • M. M. Knight
    • Z. Bomzon
    • D. L. Bader

    Original Paper 07 March 2006 Pages: 180 - 191

14. Integrin-mediated mechanotransduction in IL-1β stimulated chondrocytes

    • T. T. Chowdhury
    • R. N. Appleby
    • D. A. Lee

    Original Paper 17 March 2006 Pages: 192 - 201