Rethinking articular cartilage regeneration based on a 250-year-old statement

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2019-10

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Malda, JosORCID 0000-0002-9241-7676
Groll, Jürgen
van Weeren, P. René

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Abstract

Cartilage has a limited healing capacity; however, studies into the basic biological characteristics, formation and structural maintenance of the cartilage collagen network are providing explanations for the failure of current therapeutic approaches, urging us to rethink our approach to the regeneration of articular cartilage.

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Taverne, Rheumatology

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Malda, J, Groll, J & van Weeren, P R 2019, 'Rethinking articular cartilage regeneration based on a 250-year-old statement', Nature Reviews Rheumatology, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 571-572. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-019-0278-7