Conditioning of cartilage during normal activities is an important factor in the development of osteoarthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-149

  Seedhom, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot orthoses; Gait; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LIFESTYLE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 31544478045     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei197     Document Type: Article

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