Novel X-ray-based methods for diagnostics of osteoarthritis

Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is the commonest joint disease in the world, and it has a major socioeconomic impact. OA causes progressive degenerative changes in the composition and structure of articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Clinical diagnosis of OA is based on physical examination and q...

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Main Author: Hirvasniemi, J. (Jukka)
Other Authors: Saarakkala, S. (Simo)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Oulun yliopisto 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526210384
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789526210384