… the progressed stages of osteoarthritis, biomechanical properties … the early cartilage
degeneration in pre-osteoarthritis based on … between characteristic parameters in articular …

… T2 mapping of articular cartilage in the medial femur of a patient with osteoarthritis at two
time points. Mapping software allows visualization of the spatial distribution; notice the …

… and the changes that occur in OA is imperative to develop novel strategies to diagnose and
… for articular cartilage homeostasis. The mixture of fluid and matrix provides hyaline cartilage …

Discussion Although the history and clinical findings were characteristic of polyarteritis nodosa,
we were fortunate in obtain-ing early histological proof of the diagnosis. The absence of …

… Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease affecting articular cartilage
… an estimated 67 million Americans expected to be diagnosed with arthritis by 2030 (7). …

… Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disorder of the articular cartilage associated with
… The diagnosis is based on a history of joint pain worsened by movement, which can lead to …

… of the tissue, and loss of cartilage. This leads to an increased risk for cartilage degradation
and injury to include surface defects in the articular cartilage. The abnormal repair process …

… In addition to the structural changes in the synovial joint, diagnosis of the clinical syndrome
ot osteoarthritis requires the presence of symptoms and signs that may include joint pain, …

… The results of this study strongly suggest that osteoarthritis of the tibiofemoral joint should
be diagnosed on the basis of marginal osteophytes and that the severity of the disease …

… The chapter on biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology of articular cartilage has …
such biomarkers can be used in disease diagnosis, measurement of disease progression, and …