The meniscus, calcification and osteoarthritis: A pathologic team

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  MacMullan, Paul A ^a   McCarthy, Geraldine M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CALCIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE MENISCUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; CALCINOSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 78650789124     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2993     Document Type: Editorial

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