Primary Chondrocyte Cilium Strains Increase with Depth Within the Growth Plate Reserve Zone and Reflect Loading Direction Across the Growth Plate: Figure 1

Figure 1: 2D plane axisymmetric model of a central cylindrical volume of bone-growth plate-bone. Nodes along the axis of symmetry (Y-axis) were free to move in the axial or Y-direction and were fixed in the radial or X-direction. Nodes along the bottom were fixed in the Y-direction and free in the X-direction. Nodes at X = 1 mm were unconstrained and nodes at the top were free in the X-direction. A displacement of 0.08 mm was applied in the + or −Y-direction along the top boundary. Cells were included at three locations in the RZ.