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. 1982 Oct;25(10):1209-16.
doi: 10.1002/art.1780251010.

Abnormal softening in articular cartilage: its relationship to the collagen framework

N D Broom

Abnormal softening in articular cartilage: its relationship to the collagen framework

N D Broom. Arthritis Rheum. 1982 Oct.

Abstract

Abnormal softening in articular cartilage is related to the presence of collagen fibers strongly aligned in a radial direction. In this paper, a morphologic model is proposed that provides a mechanism by which these radial arrays can develop passively from the more random, 3-dimensional network of fibers observed in normal articular cartilage.

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