Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 209-220 , April 2008

Joint homeostasis, restoration, and remodeling in osteoarthritis

  • Rik J.U. Lories, MD, PhD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +32 16 342542; Fax: +32 16 342543.

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.12.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 209-220 , April 2008