Observations on the Intrinsic Blood Supply to the Human Patella: Disruption Correlated with Articular Surface Degeneration | Zendy

Rachael Slater | Zendy; J D Spencer | Zendy; MA Churchill | Zendy; G P Bridgeman | Zendy; Michael Brookes | Zendy

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Observations on the Intrinsic Blood Supply to the Human Patella: Disruption Correlated with Articular Surface Degeneration

Author(s) -

Rachael Slater,

J D Spencer,

MA Churchill,

G P Bridgeman,

Michael Brookes

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689108401013

Subject(s) - degeneration (medical) , patella , articular surface , blood supply , articular cartilage , perfusion , medicine , anatomy , biomedical engineering , pathology , surgery , cardiology , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine

The intrinsic blood supplies of 13 human patellae with varying degrees of articular surface degeneration were studied by perfusion techniques. Disruption of the normal pattern of arterial arcades correlated with increasing surface wear.

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