Synovial fluid is made by the synovial membrane. In synovial joints, the ends of the bones are covered with cartilage (called articular cartilage) which cushions the joint and prevents friction ...

The surface articular cartilage has been destroyed and marked osteoarthritic ... Among these are arthroscopic removal of damaged cartilage and/or drilling (to reduce pressure in the bone and ...

Injuries to, or loss of, the articular cartilage exposes the underlying “subchondral” bone surface. This region is richly innervated and as such is the primary source of pain when there is loss of the ...

According to the concept of the constitutional varus 1), the bone growth disturbance at the growth plate ... In this situation, the tibia is bent at the proximal metaphysis and the tibial articular ...

A cleavage plane occurs between the articular surface, which is nourished by the joint fluid, and the necrotic bone beneath it. [14] At this time, the avascular fragment will "ballote" with ...

This articular cartilage also becomes calcified, turning into bone. The progressive condition ... Surprisingly, there was no ...

6 It varies greatly in form and thickness. It has three surfaces: an internal articular surface, an external surface contacting the joint capsule, and a basal surface attached to the acetabular bone ...

tophi communicate with urates on the articular surface through defects in the articular cartilage in the osteoarthritic joint’. Further, he stated that tophaceous deposits can erode into the bone, ...

His main focus is the development of stem-cell-based technologies for the repair of articular cartilage and bone defects, but he is also investigating cell-based strategies for the reconstruction ...