title: Subchondral vascularisation and osteoarthritis.
abstract: A prospective experiment was carried out in 40 rabbits in which the blood supply to the patella was interrupted for defined periods from 2 weeks to 6 months. With prolonged ischaemia, there were clear changes in the articular cartilage which were comparable with those seen in human osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neusel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Freese
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Simank
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Niethard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010329:Patella / Q000098:blood supply*; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors