Can the meniscus affect the nature of a chondrocyte?

It is well understood that proper joint kinematics and loading are important factors in maintaining the health of the articular cartilage of the knee. This state of normal, physiologic loading facilitates a balance between anabolic and catabolic processes resulting in low level, homeostatic cartilag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vanderploeg, Eric J., Grodzinsky, Alan J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Biomedical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66581
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-3456