Abstract
An experiment was carried out on 40 rabbits in which the blood supply to the patella was interrupted for periods from 2 weeks to 6 months. With prolonged ischaemia, there were clear changes in the articular cartilage which were comparable with those seen in chondromalacia patellae.
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Neusel, E., Graf, J. The influence of subchondral vascularisation on chondromalacia patellae. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 115, 313–315 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420322
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