Correlation between the surface area of synovial membrane and the surface area of articular cartilage in synovial joints of the mouse and human

摘要

Articular cartilage is avascular. Evidence suggests that in mature animals synovial fluid is the dominant source of nutrition for articular cartilage. If so, there might be a direct correlation between the surface area of synovial membrane and the surface area of articular cartilage in synovial joints.