Quantification of Cartilage Surface Degeneration by Curvature Analysis Using 3D Scanning in a Rabbit Model.

Dawei LiangTomohiro OnoderaMasanari HamasakiRyosuke HishimuraKentaro HomanLiang XuYuan TianSatoshi KanaiNorimasa Iwasaki

Published in: Cartilage (2021)

This study demonstrated that 3D scanning with curvature analysis can quantify the severity of cartilage degeneration objectively. Furthermore, the L-PL was found to be the initial area where OA degeneration occurred in the rabbit ACLT model.

Keyphrases

high resolution
electron microscopy
extracellular matrix
physical activity
mass spectrometry