Calcium deposition in osteoarthritic meniscus and meniscal cell culture.docVIP

Sun et al. Arthritis Research Therapy 2010, 12:R56 /content/12/2/R56 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Calcium deposition in osteoarthritic meniscus and Research article meniscal cell culture Yubo Sun*1, David R Mauerhan1, Patrick R Honeycutt1, Jeffrey S Kneisl1, H James Norton2, Natalia Zinchenko1, Edward N Hanley Jr1 and Helen E Gruber1 Abstract Introduction: Calcium crystals exist in the knee joint fluid of up to 65% of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and the presence of these calcium crystals correlates with the radiographic evidence of hyaline cartilaginous degeneration. This study soug