Table 1.

Guidance Documents

	FDA	ICRS	ASTM
Testing type
Compression	x	x	x
Lubrication/Friction		x
Shear	x
Tension	x	x
Integration/Fixation	x
Wear	x	x
Fatigue		x
Mode
Quasistatic	x	x	x
Dynamic	x	x
Configuration
Unconfined	x	x
Confined	x	x	x
Indentation	x	x

Testing types, modes, and configurations suggested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA⁹¹), the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS⁹²), and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM⁹³).