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Circulation to Joints and Associated Structures

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Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs

Abstract

This chapter deals with the anatomy of the blood supply and the normal and abnormal vascular responses of the synovial membrane and capsule of joints and with the circulation to tendons. The articular cartilage is without vessels and derives its nutrients by diffusion. (For comparable data on the bony elements of the joints, see Sections A and B, Chapter 3.)

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  1. Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    David I. Abramson M.D., F.A.C.P. (Emeritus Professor of Medicine and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital (Hines) and West Side Veterans Administration Hospital, Former Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois College of Medicine)

  2. Chicago Medical School, University of Health Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Donald S. Miller M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Proffessor of Orthopedic Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Cook County Hospital and Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Head, Department of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Postgraduate School, Chicago, Illinois)

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Abramson, D.I., Miller, D.S. (1981). Circulation to Joints and Associated Structures. In: Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5862-9_4

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