Edited by Markus J. Seibel, Simon P. Robins, and John P. Bilezikian. 672 pp., illustrated. San Diego, Calif., Academic Press, 1999. $149.95. ISBN 0-12-634840-5.
The close developmental and spatial relation between bone andcartilage is self-evident, yet these two issues are often consideredas separate entities. The approach taken in this book —to consider the structural, functional, metabolic, and pathologicaspects of bone and cartilage in parallel — is a welcomedeparture and provides the reader with an unusual and interestingrange of topics. In part I, the composition of the organic extracellularmatrix of bone and cartilage is described; part II covers thecellular and molecular characteristics of these tissues; andpart III is devoted to the technical and clinical aspects of. . . [Full Text of this Article]
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