Biorheology · 1968 · 28 citations · 0 references
MedicineClinical SciencesInternal MedicineFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsRheumatologyFlow BehaviorInflammatory ArthritisJoint DiseaseRheumatoid ArthritisSynovial Fluid DynamicsViscous FlowFlow Behavior AnalysisSteady FlowSteady Shear FlowSynovial Fluid Flow PatternsSynovial Fluid MechanicsSynovial Fluid Rheology
Using a Weissenberg rheogoniometer the steady shear flow properties of a series of synovial fluids from patients suffering from various forms of arthritis were examined. Clear differences in flow behavior were detected. In certain cases peak stresses