title: Physical and mechanical properties of joints (the pathomechanics of articular cartilage degeneration).
abstract: A review of the literature was performed to determine current theories regarding the physiology of human articular cartilage. The process of chondrodegeneration in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis was then discussed. Clinical pedal pathology was used to emphasize important but abstract concepts.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003187:Compliance; D006801:Humans; D008153:Lubrication; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000502:physiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000502:physiology