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The condyles were examined as remote regions to the trochleae were the defects were created.
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posted on 2019-12-26, 18:34 authored by Markus L. Schwarz, Gregor Reisig, Andy Schütte, Kristianna Becker, Susanne Serba, Elmar Forsch, Steffen Thier, Stefan Fickert, Tamara Lenz, Christel Weiß, Svetlana Hetjens, Frederic Bludau, Friederike Bothe, Wiltrud Richter, Barbara Schneider-WaldSurprisingly, the NAT group revealed the worst condition of the articular cartilage of all groups. Two treated groups were actually significantly better. The results show that in this age group the GM can develop degenerative changes at the condyles rather than at the trochleae (Fig 10).
