Evidence for a distinctive pattern of bone formation in enthesophytes

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1003-1010

  Benjamin, M ^a   Toumi, H ^a   Suzuki, D ^a   Hayashi, K ^a   McGonagle, D ^b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARM; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LEG; MALE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOPHYTE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 67449147391     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.091074     Document Type: Article

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