Regular joint loading in youth assists in the establishment and strengthening of the collagen network of articular cartilage and contributes to the prevention of osteoarthrosis later in life: a hypothesis.
Helminen
H J
HJ
Department of Anatomy, University of Kuopio, Finland.
Hyttinen
M M
MM
Lammi
M J
MJ
Arokoski
J P
JP
Lapveteläinen
T
T
Jurvelin
J
J
Kiviranta
I
I
Tammi
M I
MI
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis
D011509:Proteoglycans; D003094:Collagen