Osteoarthritis (OA) is unquestionably one of the most important chronic health issues in
humans, affecting millions of individuals and costing billions of dollars annually. Despite …

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method for rapid, non-destructive
and label-free assessment of biological materials. Compared to mid-infrared spectroscopy …

Dr. McIlwraith's Joint Disease in the Horse, 2nd Edition is the only book to give you a full
account of equine joint disease, combining a thorough, up-to-date survey of scientific …

Articular cartilage is a hyaline cartilage that lines the subchondral bone in the diarthrodial
joints. Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is emerging as a nondestructive modality for the …

The predominant saturated fatty acids (SFA) in human diets are lauric acid (LA, C12: 0),
myristic acid (MA, C14: 0), palmitic acid (PA, C16: 0) and stearic acid (SA, C18: 0). The aim …

Articular cartilage is classified as permanent hyaline cartilage and has significant differences
in structure, extracelluar matrix components, gene expression profile, and mechanical …

Articular cartilage is a connective tissue that is located at the ends of long bones. Type II
collagen, proteoglycans, water, and chondrocytes are the main constituents of articular …

In diseased conditions of cartilage such as osteoarthritis, there is typically an increase in
water content from the average normal of 60–85% to greater than 90%. As cartilage has very …

Abstract Changes in the composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are characteristic of
injury or disease in cartilage tissue. Various imaging modalities and biochemical techniques …

Introduction Assessment of cartilage integrity during arthroscopy is limited by the subjective
visual nature of the technique. To address this shortcoming in diagnostic evaluation of …