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The lubricating activity of human synovial fluids
Abstract
The lubricating abilities of human synovial fluids were measured using a rotating cartilage‐on‐glass apparatus. A total of 247 human fluids were lubricationtested. Of these, 20 of the 180 knee fluids from patients with degenerative/traumatic joint disease lubricated less well than normal bovine synovial fluid. The remainder of the fluids from the knee and other joints were equivalent to normal bovine synovial fluid in their lubricating properties. The concentrations of hyaluronic acid, protein, and sialic acid and the relative viscosity of 117 human fluid samples were determined, but no relationships between the gross composition and the lubricating abilities were apparent.
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- Authors
- Swann, D. A., Bloch, K. J., Swindell, D., & Shore, E.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Swann, David A.
- Venue
- Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1984-05
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 552-556
- ISSN
- 0004-3591 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-0131
- OpenAlex
- W2040107284
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Arthritis & Rheumatism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Lubricants and Their Additives
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
- Keywords
- synovial fluid, lubrication, knee joint, osteoarthritis, hyaluronic acid, sialic acid, synovial fluid proteins, viscosity, joint lubrication
- MeSH terms
- Glycoproteins, Humans, Hyaluronic Acid, Lubrication, Proteins, Sialic Acids, Synovial Fluid, Viscosity, N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
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