The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:43.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01524
© 2009 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Section IV: Macromolecular Imaging of Cartilage

Xiaojuan Li, PhD1 and Sharmila Majumdar, PhD2

1 Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107. E-mail address: xiaojuan.li@radiology.ucsf.edu
2 Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, QB3 Building, 2nd Floor, Suite 203, 1700 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158. E-mail address: sharmila.majumdar@radiology.ucsf.edu

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Hyaline articular cartilage is composed of very few cells (chondrocytes), surrounded by a large extracellular matrix. The extracellular matrix is composed primarily of water and two macromolecules: the collagen fibers and the amorphous proteoglycan (or the associated glycosaminoglycans). Importantly, the macromolecular . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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