Diagnostic Mapping of Bovine and Equine Articular Cartilage with a New Arthroscopic Device

Abstract — Editorial summary

This presentation describes streaming-potential mapping in bovine and equine cartilage using an instrumented arthroscopic probe. Laboratory experiments examined enzymatic degradation, user dependence and a naturally occurring focal defect. Electrical measurements reflected loss of matrix integrity and revealed changes outside the visually apparent lesion. Equine examples included regional mapping and measurements during arthroscopy of cadaver joints, with comparisons to laboratory assessment. The work illustrates the device’s measurement principle and its potential for spatial functional evaluation, without establishing clinical performance in patients.

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