Cartilage Volume 1: Physiology and Development
In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue. This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on the basic composition and development of cartilaginous t
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Volume 1: Physiology and Development
Cartilage
Susanne Grässel • Attila Aszódi Editors
Cartilage Volume 1: Physiology and Development
Editors Susanne Grässel Orthopädische Klinik für die Universität Regensburg Universitätsklinikum Regensburg Regensburg Germany
Attila Aszódi Department of General, Trauma, and Reconstruction Surgery Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-29566-4 ISBN 978-3-319-29568-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29568-8
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Preface
Volume one of a book series comprised of three volumes is dedicated to provide an overview about physiology and biology of permanent cartilage tissue and its role as a template in development and skeletal growth. The text is designed to be of use to multiple medical and basic science disciplines as orthopedics, rheumatology, and trauma surgery and all basic investigators working in the field of cartilage and joint physiology and development. Three types of cartilage (hyaline, elastic, and fibrous) have been characterized on the basis of histological criteria and mechanical properties. The most prevalent type is hyaline cartilage which is a visually uniform, translucent tissue found in the skeleton of all vertebrates. Articular cartilage, the most familiar hyaline permanent cartilage, forms the smooth gliding surface of joints, such as the knee and hip that permits locomotion in humans and animals. Injuries to this tissue and degradative diseases as osteoarthritis impair joint mobility and are a great challenge of modern regenerative medicine. Hyaline cartilage also comprises the growth plate, the transient and temporary template required for endochondral bone formation in fetal development, skelet
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