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David S. Hungerford, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Division of Arthritis Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease in the United States. Because of its prevalence and the severe impact of its symptoms on patients’ quality of life, OA justly represents a major concern for health-care providers. 1,2 Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the use of chondroprotective agents to treat OA. To fully understand the definition and mechanism of action of these compounds, it is important to understand the biochemistry of normal articular cartilage.
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