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Articular Cartilage Damage and Arthritis of the knee
How it is diagnosed in the knee- What does the X-Ray and MRI show.
The development of osteoarthritis.
William Hunter (1718-1783) an anatomist, in his first paper to the Royal Society 'On the Structure and Diseases of Articulating Cartilages' 1743 commented on the importance of articular cartilage (the joint lining) that: "Once we violate this substance," as you see in the photograph above, "articular cartilage defects are a troublesome thing. They don't heal."
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