Biomechanics of the medial meniscus in the osteoarthritic knee joint

Background Increased mechanical loading and pathological response of joint tissue to the abnormal mechanical stress can cause degradation of cartilage characteristic of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Despite osteoarthritis is risk factor for the development of meniscal lesions the mechanism of degenerati...

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Main Authors: Karol Daszkiewicz, Piotr Łuczkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12509.pdf