Population
22 hips from 22 cadavers
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to potential load-dependent joint contact in imaging; leaves open effects on synovial fluid dynamics and cartilage health in humans.
A casting method demonstrates that the hip joint space is variable and can disappear under light loads, potentially affecting synovial fluid access.
Afoke et al. (1980) studied this question.
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