Muscular forces affect the glycosaminoglycan content of joint cartilage.
Background and purpose - Unloading alters the thickness of joint cartilage. It is unknown, however, to what extent unloading leads to a loss of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the cartilage tissue. We hypothesized that muscle forces, in addition to axial loading, are necessary to maintain the joint car...
| Publicado en: | Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 388 - 393 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Medical Journals Sweden AB
Jun2015
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |