Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 17, Issue 10 , Pages 1319-1326 , October 2009

Computed tomography topographic mapping of subchondral density (CT-TOMASD) in osteoarthritic and normal knees: methodological development and preliminary findings

  • J.D. Johnston

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1G9, Canada
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: J. D. Johnston, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1G9, Canada. Tel: 1-306-966-1468; Fax: 1-306-966-5427.
    • ,
  • B.A. Masri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • D.R. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Received 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 12 April 2009.

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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 17, Issue 10 , Pages 1319-1326 , October 2009

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