The influence of subchondral vascularisation on chondromalacia patellae.
An experiment was carried out on 40 rabbits in which the blood supply to the patella was interrupted for 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 chondromalacia patellae.
Bethlehem Hospital Stolberg, Orthopaedic Division, Germany.
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D000818:Animals; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010329:Patella / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011817:Rabbits