The effects of immobilization on the characteristics of articular cartilage: Current concepts and future directions

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 408-419

  Vanwanseele, B ^a   Lucchinetti, E ^a   Stussi E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Biochemical; Immobilization; Mechanical; Morphological

Indexed keywords

PROTEOGLYCAN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THICKNESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036072633     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joca.2002.0529     Document Type: Article

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