A methodology for the quantitative assessment of articular cartilage histomorphometry

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 343-355

  Hacker, S A ^a   Healey, R M ^a   Yoshioka, M ^a   Coutts, R D ^a  

^a Inst for Joint Reconstruction/Res   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Histomorphometry; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RABBIT;

EID: 0030809729     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1063-4584(97)80038-6     Document Type: Article

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