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The Normal Synovium
The Open Rheumatology Journal
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30 December 2011 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874312901105010100
Abstract
This paper describes the structure and function of the normal synovium including the cellular content, nerve and vascular supply and how normal synovium maintains homeostasis within the joint. It is important to understand normal synovium before appreciating the changes that occur in the synovial membrane which leads to the pathology seen in inflammatory arthritides such as Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Keywords: Normal synovial membrane, structure, function, nerve supply, vascular supply, alterations in inflammatory arthritis..