Cartilage tissue engineering for obesity-induced osteoarthritis: Physiology, challenges, and future prospects
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial joint disease with pathological changes that affect whole joint tissue. Obesity is acknowledged as the most influential risk factor for both the initiation and progression of OA in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing joints. Obesity-induced OA is a newly def...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Translation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X20300905 |