Influence of meniscus on cartilage and subchondral bone features of knees from older individuals: A cadaver study.

Cartilage and subchondral bone form a functional unit. Here, we aimed to examine the effect of meniscus coverage on the characteristics of this unit in knees of older individuals.We assessed the hyaline cartilage, subchondral cortical plate (SCP), and subchondral trabecular bone in areas covered or...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Touraine, Hamid Bouhadoun, Klaus Engelke, Jean Denis Laredo, Christine Chappard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5552215?pdf=render