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The purpose of part 1 of this paper is to describe briefly the structure of articular cartilage as revealed by physico-chemical studies, and to show how this structure affects cartilage nutrition and load bearing.
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Maroudas, A., Freeman, M.A.R., Kempson, G.E., Swanson, S.A.V. (1973). Variations in the Physico-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Human Articular Cartilage. In: Kenedi, R.M. (eds) Perspectives in Biomedical Engineering. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01604-4_25
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