What Type of Cartilage Repair Are We Attempting to Attain?

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1. 1Hip Joint Restoration in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis1977 · 70 citations
2. 2Selective enhancement of collagenase-mediated cleavage of resident type II collagen in cultured osteoarthritic cartilage and arrest with a synthetic inhibitor that spares collagenase 1 (matrix metalloproteinase 1)2000 · 243 citations
3. 3Damage to type II collagen in aging and osteoarthritis starts at the articular surface, originates around chondrocytes, and extends into the cartilage with progressive degeneration.1995 · 489 citations
4. 4Sites of collagenase cleavage and denaturation of type II collagen in aging and osteoarthritic articular cartilage and their relationship to the distribution of matrix metalloproteinase 1 and matrix metalloproteinase 132002 · 251 citations
5. 5Healing of articular cartilage in intra-articular fractures in rabbits.1980 · 156 citations