The electron microscope appearance of the subchondral bone plate in the human femoral head in osteoarthritis and osteoporosis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-110

  Li, Baohua ^a   Marshall, Deborah ^a   Roe, Martin ^b   Aspden, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Joints

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MINERAL; BONE PLATE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0032772737     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005099     Document Type: Article

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