Abnormal softening in articular cartilage. Its relationship to the collagen framework

Abstract

Abnormal softening in articular cartilage is related to the presence of collagen fibers strongly aligned in a radial direction. In this paper, a morphologic model is proposed that provides a mechanism by which these radial arrays can develop passively from the more random, 3‐dimensional network of fibers observed in normal articular cartilage. Copyright © 1982 American College of Rheumatology