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Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy 3/2004

01-09-2004 | Oral presentation

Osteoarthritis: degeneration of matrix or cells?

Author: T Aigner

Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy | Special Issue 3/2004

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Osteoarthritis is the most common disabling condition of man in the Western world. Biologically, osteoarthritis implies the (symptomatic) degeneration of the whole joint with many structures involved such as subchondral bone and the periarticular soft tissues. Still, the degeneration of the articular cartilage appears to be the focus of the structural changes taking place during the osteoarthritic disease process. …
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Title
Osteoarthritis: degeneration of matrix or cells?
Author
T Aigner
Publication date
01-09-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy / Issue Special Issue 3/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/ar1335

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