Novel approach to predict diagnostic electric potential in cartilage

Abstract — Editorial summary

This conference report introduces a local approximation for predicting cartilage electrical potentials from relative fluid velocity and fixed-charge distributions. The approach was motivated by positive bath potentials that earlier models did not explain. Predictions for confined compression were compared with published measurements across loading frequencies and saline concentrations, showing close agreement under the examined conditions. The model offers a framework that may be extended to spherical indentation and other geometries. It is a theoretical development with experimental comparisons, rather than a clinical validation study.

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