Modifications of patellar articular cartilage and subchondral bone following immobilisation and denervation: A histologic and morphometric in vivo study

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-49

  Denaro, V ^a   Forriol, F ^b   Di Martino, A ^a   Papalia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Denervation; Histomorphometry; Immobilisation; Patella; Subchondral bone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE GROWTH; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE SURGERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOBILIZATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATELLA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRABECULAR BONE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 4544319757     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-004-0038-5     Document Type: Article

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