Histopathological degeneration score of fibrous cartilage: Low- and high-grade meniscal degeneration;Histopathologischer degenerations-score des faserknorpels: Low-grade- und high-grade-meniskusdegeneration

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 644-652

  Krenn, V ^a   Kurz, B ^b   Krukemeyer, M G ^c   Knoess, P ^a   Jakobs, M ^a   Poremba, C ^a   Mollenhoff G ^d  

^a Zentrum fur Histologie Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Paracelsus Klinik Osnabruck   (Germany)

^d Raphaels Klinik Munster GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggrecan; Interobserver variability; Meniscal degeneration; Meniscus; NITEGE

Indexed keywords

MATRIX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957766198     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-010-0609-1     Document Type: Article

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