Real-time visualization of joint cavitation.

Cracking sounds emitted from human synovial joints have been attributed historically to the sudden collapse of a cavitation bubble formed as articular surfaces are separated. Unfortunately, bubble collapse as the source of joint cracking is inconsistent with many physical phenomena that define the j...

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Main Authors: Gregory N Kawchuk, Jerome Fryer, Jacob L Jaremko, Hongbo Zeng, Lindsay Rowe, Richard Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398549?pdf=render