The Human Joint in Health and Disease /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Simon, William H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • SECTION I. Human Joints in Health
  • 1. Anatomy and Development of Joints
  • 2. Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Normal Articular Cartilage
  • 3. The Scanning Electron Microscopy of Articular Cartilage
  • 4. Structure of Cartilage Proteoglycans
  • 5. Articular Cartilage Collagen in Health and Disease
  • 6. The Water of Articular Cartilage
  • 7. Cell Culture in the Study of Mammalian Chondrocyte Metabolism
  • 8. The Metabolism of Articular Cartilage
  • 9. Mechanical Properties and Wear of Articular Cartilage
  • 10. Diffusion in Cartilage
  • 11. Cartilage Lubrication
  • SECTION II. Human Joints in Disease
  • 12. Osteoarthritis
  • 13. Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage
  • 14. Experimental Degenerative Joint Disease: Freezing of Rabbit Articular Cartilage In Vivo
  • 15. Enzymes in Degenerative Joint Disease and Antienzyme Therapy
  • 16. The Role of Arthroscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Joint Disorders
  • 17. Abnormal Joint Biomechanics in Osteoarthritis
  • 18. The Case for Biologie Healing in Osteoarthrosis: Total Joint Replacement is Not for Everyone
  • 19. Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 20. Gout, Pseudogout, and Ochronosis
  • 21. Joint Sepsis
  • 22. The Response of Cartilage to Artificial Articular Surfaces
  • 23. Prosthetic Replacement Surgery
  • Contributors