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Unterschiede im Erhaltungszustand zwischen vorderem und hinterem Kreuzband bei rheumatoider Arthritis

E. StofftM. Neurath

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Joint surgerybusiness.industryAnterior cruciate ligamenttechnology industry and agriculturemacromolecular substancesAnatomyequipment and suppliesmusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseLower limbmedicine.anatomical_structurePosterior cruciate ligamentRheumatoid arthritismedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryNuclear medicinebusinesshuman activities

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In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) we examined the cruciate ligaments of 16 patients by the use of light- and transmission electron microscopy. Considerable differences between the anterior (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) were observed. The ACL showed dramatic ultrastructural changes, against that the PCL was compact and well conserved. The preservation of PCL in joint surgery can morphologically be recommended. Perhaps the greater inflammatory process on the surface of ACL is responsible for the observed differences.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-05-15Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1040277