Objective Data pertaining to the quantitative structural features and organization of normal
articular cartilage are of great importance in understanding its biomechanical properties and …

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the
progressive loss of articular cartilage. While macroscale degradation of the cartilage …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the MANKIN and OARSI cartilage histopathology assessment
systems using human articular cartilage from a large number of donors across the adult age …

Histological measurements of the thickness of non-calcified and calcified cartilage, as well
as the subchondral bone plate in five locations on the femoral trochlea and medial femoral …

Although trabecular bone structure has been evaluated, variation with knee compartment
and depth from joint surface is not completely understood. Cadaver knees were evaluated …

BACKGROUND Despite the increasing interest in using knee cartilage volume as an
outcome measure in studies of osteoarthritis (OA), it is unclear what components of knee …

OBJECTIVES: To establish an ultrasonographic (US) grading for semiquantitative evaluation
of the femoral condylar cartilage of knee osteoarthritis (OA), in vivo, and compare the in vivo …

Objective. The objective of this study was to investigate whether regions of cartilage in the
tibiofemoral joint where cartilage-to-cartilage contact occurred was thicker than other …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of several cytokines, matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs), and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1 in …

Objective Reduction of compressive stiffness of articular cartilage has been reported as one
of the first signs of cartilage degeneration. For the measurement of in situ compressive …