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SUBMITTER: Duncan AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3241944 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Duncan Andrea E AE Colman Ricki J RJ Kramer Patricia A PA
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 20110304 8
Cross-sectional analyses of naturally occurring spinal osteoarthritis (OA) in primates have shown that age and body mass are significant predictors, but whether or not these relationships hold true in longitudinal evaluations remains unclear. Because spinal OA manifests similarly in humans and monkeys and macaque monkeys age >3 times the rate of humans, macaque models offer opportunities for longitudinal study that are difficult in humans. Our objective was to characterize the longitudinal devel ...[more]