The Death of Articular Chondrocytes after Intra-articular Fracture in Humans

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-131

  Murray, Martha Meaney ^a,b   Zurakowski, David ^b   Vrahas, Mark S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arthritis; Articular; Cartilage; Cell death; Female; Fracture; Histology; Histomorphometry; Human; Internal fixation; Male; Open reduction; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; NICK END LABELING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTTRAUMATIC ARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0842300382     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000051934.96670.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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