How to Use articular in a Sentence

articular

adjective
  • When a joint’s articular cartilage — the tissue that covers the ends of bones — wears down, bones start rubbing against bones.
    Amby Burfoot, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • There is damage to and progressive destruction of the articular cartilage, which is the smooth load-bearing portion of the joint.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Every time the knee cap shifts out of place, there is potential for permanent damage to the articular cartilage.
    Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The Blazers announced Thursday that center Skal Labissiere had a left knee articular cartilage lesion that would keep him out for at least another month.
    oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2020
  • With the significant force involved in playing in the NFL, there is potential of a fracture, damage to articular cartilage and tearing the labrum and/or capsule.
    Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 June 2017
  • In the past, especially for cartilage regeneration, what the field has done and is still doing is taking cells from the same joint, so articular cartilage cells, and expanding them and injecting them in the same joint.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Healthy articular cartilage glides smoothly against the bone without creating friction that would aggravate the joints.
    Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • When the case is filed and heard in Kentucky, it will likely be argued that the rule that prohibits betamethasone on race day is only applicable when administered in an inter-articular manner.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
  • Osteoarthritis is chronic joint inflammation that causes damage to articular cartilage – which covers and protects the ends of bones – as well as changes to synovial fluid and narrowing of the joint space.
    Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 30 May 2018
  • But cartilage damage to the meniscus or articular surface is often permanent.
    Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Type 2 collagen is the primary protein present in articular cartilage.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The more common use of betamethasone is administered by intra-articular injection.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The scientists extracted a piece of distal articular cartilage from the right femur of this specimen, decalcified it, and used different microscopy and chemical methods to analyze it.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Horses who receive any intra-articular corticosteroid injection – such as betamethasone – are prohibited from racing for the next 14 days.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2021
  • The timeline to return to play following ACL reconstruction varies, especially if additional injuries occurred such as a meniscal tear or articular cartilage damage.
    Justin Shaginaw, Pt, Dpt, Lat, Atc, Philly.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • To maintain your joints, incorporate controlled articular rotations (CARs) into your daily exercise routine.
    Brian Maher, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • It can be administered topically or by intra-articular injection.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2021

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