Bone density and local growth factors in
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Dequeker, Jan; Mokassa, Luc; Aerssens, Jeroen; Boonen, Steven
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Osteoarthritis is usually considered to be a primary disorder of chondrocyte function with secondary changes in bones. However, a defect in the subchondral bone resulting in loss of its shock absorbing capacity could transfer the stress of loading directly to the articular cartilage with secondary c