Current Strategies for the Treatment of Early Stage Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in elderly individuals. As a common chronic degenerative joint disease, OA is typically characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, subchondral bone sclerosis, and concomitant synovium inflammation. As such, the structural and functional al...

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Main Authors: Xiuling Ji, Hongyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2019.00057/full