Pathology of the calcified zone of articular cartilage in post-traumatic osteoarthritis in rat knees.

This study aimed to investigate the pathology occurring at the calcified zone of articular cartilage (CZC) in the joints afflicted with post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA).Rats underwent bilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) transection and medial meniscectomy to induce PTOA. Sham surgery was...

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Main Authors: Melissa Schultz, Jeremy Molligan, Lew Schon, Zijun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373850?pdf=render