Articular cartilage
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- Articular cartilage is a complex, living tissue that lines the bony surface of joints.
- Articular cartilage is very smooth and has very low friction.
- uk What is Articular Cartilage? Articular cartilage is a highly organized avascular tissue composed of chondrocytes embedded within an extracellular matrix of collagens, proteoglycans and noncollagenous proteins.
- Compressive behavior of articular cartilage is not completely explained by proteoglycan osmotic pressure.
- As its name implies, articular cartilage is critical in the movement of one bone against another.
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