Articular cartilage superficial zone collagen birefringence reduced and cartilage thickness increased before surface fibrillation in experimental osteoarthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-245

  Panula, Harri E ^a   Hyttinen, Mika M ^a   Arokoski, Jari P A ^b   Långsjö, Teemu K ^a   Pelttari, Alpo ^c   Kiviranta, Ilkka ^d   Helminen, Heikki J ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIREFRINGENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA;

EID: 0031878631     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.4.237     Document Type: Article

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