APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cartilage is a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones. It acts as a shock absorber throughout your body. Cartilage at the end of your bones reduces friction and prevents them from rubbing together when you use your joints.

Detailed explanation-2: -Articular cartilage is a thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties. Its principal function is to provide a smooth, lubricated surface for low friction articulation and to facilitate the transmission of loads to the underlying subchondral bone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Articular cartilage ensures smooth motion of natural synovial joints operating at very low friction.

Detailed explanation-4: -As mentioned above, a layer of complex formed by the synergy of synovial fluid components acts as boundary lubricants to reduce the friction between opposing articular cartilage surfaces, especially at high pressure, and effectively ensure the nearly frictionless motion of knee joints.