Articular cartilage, wound healing

Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent disorder of the skeletal system and as many as 36 million Americans suffer from some forms of arthritis. Cartilage damage from sport injure is also common. Articular cartilage has a limited capacity for repair after injure because it contains no vascular supply and articular chondtrocytes entrapped in dense ECM have limited mobility and low capability of contributing wound healing process (78-79). 

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