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Articular Cartilage

Structure, Biology, and Function

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Cartilage Repair Strategies

Abstract

The dynamic structure and function of articular cartilage is explored in detail in this chapter. Emphasis is placed on the ultrastructure of cartilage and how this provides for its remarkable physical properties.

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  1. Attending Surgeon, Northeast Orthopaedics, LLP, Albany, NY

    Kyle R. Flik MD & Bernard R. Bach Jr. MD

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Section of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Nikhil Verma MD (Assistant Professor)

  3. The Rush Cartilage Restoration Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Brian J. Cole MD, MBA (Associate Professor, Director)

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  1. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA

    Riley J. Williams III MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director) (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director)

  2. Institute for Cartilage Repair, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Riley J. Williams III MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director) (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director)

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Flik, K.R., Verma, N., Cole, B.J., Bach, B.R. (2007). Articular Cartilage. In: Williams, R.J. (eds) Cartilage Repair Strategies. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-343-1_1

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