Biomaterial Database

Horizontal splitting in patellar articular cartilage. 1978

G Meachim, and G Bentley

Horizontal splits at the interface between the uncalcified and the calcified layers of the articular cartilage have been found in 31 of 50 transverse slabs of left patellae from a random series of 50 necropsy subjects aged 18 to 96 years, Evidence is presented that the splits are not due to autolysis nor to technical artefact, and it is here suggested that they result from shearing damage at the uncalcified-calcified cartilage interface during life.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010003	Osteoarthritis	A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.	Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses
D010329	Patella	The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.	Knee Cap,Kneecap,Knee Caps,Kneecaps,Patellas
D002357	Cartilage Diseases	Pathological processes involving the chondral tissue (CARTILAGE).	Chondromalacia,Cartilage Disease,Chondromalacias
D002358	Cartilage, Articular	A protective layer of firm, flexible cartilage over the articulating ends of bones. It provides a smooth surface for joint movement, protecting the ends of long bones from wear at points of contact.	Articular Cartilage,Articular Cartilages,Cartilages, Articular
D003648	Decalcification Technique	Removal of minerals from bones during bone examination.	Decalcification Technic,Decalcification Technics,Decalcification Techniques,Technic, Decalcification,Technics, Decalcification,Technique, Decalcification,Techniques, Decalcification
D005260	Female		Females
D006652	Histological Techniques	Methods of preparing tissue for examination and study of the origin, structure, function, or pathology.	Histologic Technic,Histologic Technics,Histologic Technique,Histologic Techniques,Histological Technics,Technic, Histologic,Technics, Histologic,Technique, Histologic,Techniques, Histologic,Histological Technic,Histological Technique,Technic, Histological,Technics, Histological,Technique, Histological,Techniques, Histological
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man