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D A Swann, K J Bloch, D Swindell, E Shore.
Abstract
The lubricating abilities of human synovial fluids were measured using a rotating cartilage-on-glass apparatus. A total of 247 human fluids were lubrication-tested. Of these, 20 of the 180 knee fluids from patients with degenerative/traumatic joint disease lubricated less well than normal bovine synovial fluid. The remainder of the fluids from the knee and other joints were equivalent to normal bovine synovial fluid in their lubricating properties. The concentrations of hyaluronic acid, protein, and sialic acid and the relative viscosity of 117 human fluid samples were determined, but no relationships between the gross composition and the lubricating abilities were apparent.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6721888 DOI： 10.1002/art.1780270511
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN： 0004-3591