Compressive and tensile mechanical properties of the porcine nasal septum.

ABSTRACT: The expanding nasal septal cartilage is believed to create a force that powers midfacial growth. In addition, the nasal septum is postulated to act as a mechanical strut that prevents the structural collapse of the face under masticatory loads. Both roles imply that the septum is subject to complex biomechanical loads during growth and mastication. The purpose of this study was to measure the mechanical properties of the nasal septum to determine (1) whether the cartilage is mechanically capable of playing an active role in midfacial growth and in maintaining facial structural integrity and (2) if regional variation in mechanical properties is present that could support any of the postulated loading regimens. Porcine septal samples were loaded along the horizontal or vertical axes in compr

SUBMITTER: Al Dayeh AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3910320 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature