Joints are not lubricated in the way Greene et al. say they are

Comment

Charles W McCutchen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011.

. 2011 Aug 16;108(33):E461; author reply E462.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105969108. Epub 2011 Aug 4.

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Adaptive mechanically controlled lubrication mechanism found in articular joints.
Greene GW, Banquy X, Lee DW, Lowrey DD, Yu J, Israelachvili JN. Greene GW, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 29;108(13):5255-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1101002108. Epub 2011 Mar 7. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. PMID: 21383143 Free PMC article.

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