Yet more evidence that osteoarthritis is not a cartilage disease

Editorial

K D Brandt et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Oct.

. 2006 Oct;65(10):1261-4.

doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.058347.

Abstract

A better insight into the realities behind osteoarthritis

Competing interests: None declared.

Combined high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging and histological examination to explore the role of ligaments and tendons in the phenotypic expression of early hand osteoarthritis.
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