Article
The synovium-cartilage junction of the normal human knee. Implications for joint destruction and repair.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 1990
Allard S A, Bayliss M T, Maini R N
Abstract excerpt
The immunohistology of the synovium-cartilage junction was studied in 8 normal human knees, using monoclonal antibodies. In all joints at the junction with synovium, a vascular, wedge-shaped tongue of tissue was found to cover the cartilage surface. This marginal tissue overlying cartilage was in continuity with and was immunohistochemically similar to the adjacent synovial tissue, and contained cells possessing...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Cartilage, Articular
- Collagen
- Humans
- Keratan Sulfate
- Knee Joint
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Synovial Membrane