The significance of the fine structure of articular cartilage

Bullough, Peter; Goodfellow, John

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¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Abstract

The collagen framework of articular cartilage is disposed, as in other connective tissues, to resist tension forces within the material. In this paper the fine structure ofarticular cartilage, as demonstrated by polarised light microscopy and electron microscopy, is related to the gross anatomy and to the naked eye changes of chondromalacia and fibrillation.

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DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.50B4.852

PubMed: 5706888

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