Using mouse models to investigate the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of post-traumatic osteoarthritis

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 424-439

  Blaker, Carina L ^a   Clarke, Elizabeth C ^a   Little, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

disease model; mouse; post traumatic osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA MODIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; GENE EDITING; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; LIPID DIET; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENISCECTOMY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; POST TRAUMATIC OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNOVIUM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; INJURIES; INJURY; JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; JOINTS; MICE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84994229420     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.23343     Document Type: Review

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