Rheology of synovial fluid with and without viscosupplements in patients with osteoarthritis : a pilot study
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that is characterized by the breakdown of articular cartilage. Over 80% of people over the age of 60 show radiographic evidence of OA. Rheology of synovial fluid is of interest because of its significance in the joint lubrication. However, there ar...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22435 |