"...can be highly recommended to anatomists and biologists as well as to the orthopedic and traumatological surgeons." -Annals of Anatomy

• Part I. Introduction Introduction to Experimental Bone and Cartilage HistologyYuehuei H. An and Helen E. Gruber Part II. Structure and Function of Bone and Cartilage Cell Structure and Biology of Bone and CartilageWilliam R. Walsh, Mark Walton, Warwick Bruce, Yan Yu, Ronald M. Gillies, and Martin Svehla Normal Structure and Function of BoneTorben Steiniche and Ellen M. Hauge Structure and Function of Articular CartilageJerry C. Y. Hu and Kyriacos A. Athanasiou Part III. Tissue Harvesting, Fixation, and Preparation Bone-Labeling TechniquesReinhold G. Erben Human Bone BiopsyRobert S. Weinstein Biopsy Issues for Bone and Cartilage TumorsJohn L. Eady Tissue Harvesting and FixationLinda L. Jenkins and Karen J. L. Burg Common Fixatives in Hard-Tissue HistologyAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Iezzi, and Adriano Piattelli Decalcification of Bone TissueRobert A. Skinner Principles of Embedding and Common ProtocolsYuehuei H. An, Patricia L. Moreira, Qian K. Kang, and Helen E. Gruber Infiltration Techniques and Results in Different Types of ResinAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Orsini, and Adriano Piattelli Part IV. Sectioning Techniques Histological Techniques for Decalcified Bone and CartilageQian K. Kang, Jackie C. LaBreck, Helen E. Gruber, and Yuehuei H. An Techniques for Sectioning Undecalcified Bone Tissue Using MicrotomesWilliam L. Ries Cutting and Grinding Methods for Hard-Tissue HistologyThomas W. Bauer and Diane Mahovlic Bone Sectioning Using the Exakt SystemKarl Donath and Michael Rohrer Bone Sectioning Using a Modified Inner Diamond SawJoop G. C. Wolke, Jan-Paul C. M. van der Waerden, Christel P. A. T. Klein, and John A. Jansen Bone Sectioning Using the Precise 1 Automated Cutting SystemAntonio Scarano, Manlio Quaranta, and Adriano Piattelli Bone, Cement, and Metal Implant Interface Preparation with a High-Pressure Water CutterJian-Sheng Wang and Lars Lidgren Part V. Staining Techniques Basic Staining and Histochemical Techniques and Immunohistochemical Localizations Using Bone SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Basic Staining Techniques for Cartilage SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Staining of Cartilage SectionsAndreas G. Nerlich Staining Techniques for Plastic-Embedded SpecimensAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Petrone, and Adriano Piattelli In Situ Hybridization of Bone and CartilageShintaro Nomura and Seiichi Hirota Part VI. Analysis Techniques Bone Histomorphometry: Concepts and Common TechniquesJean E. Aaron and Patricia A. Shore Histological Analysis of Bone-Implant InterfaceJohn A. Jansen Histomorphometric Analysis of Bone-Cement and Cement-Metal InterfaceJian-Sheng Wang, Gonzalo G. Valdivia, Michael J. Dunbar, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Robert B. Bourne, and Suzanne Maher Histologic Analysis of Bone HealingRyland B. Edwards, III, Mandi J. Lopez, and Mark D. Markel Histomorphometry of Metabolic Bone ConditionsEllen M. Hauge, Torben Steiniche, and Troels T. Andreassen Histology of Articular Cartilage RepairStefan Nehrer and Myron Spector Histological Analysis of Cartilage ConditionsTheodore R. Oegema, Jr., Cathy S. Carlson, and Ada A. Cole Histological Analysis of Soft-Tissues Biomaterial Interface: Relevance to Dental ImplantsAntonio Scarano, Gian Antonio Favero, Elisabetta Fiera, and Adriano Piattelli Pathological Diagnosis of Common Tumors of Bone and CartilageJasvir S. Khurana and Kri

"...can be highly recommended to anatomists and biologists as well as to the orthopedic and traumatological surgeons." -Annals of Anatomy

• Part I. Introduction Introduction to Experimental Bone and Cartilage HistologyYuehuei H. An and Helen E. Gruber Part II. Structure and Function of Bone and Cartilage Cell Structure and Biology of Bone and CartilageWilliam R. Walsh, Mark Walton, Warwick Bruce, Yan Yu, Ronald M. Gillies, and Martin Svehla Normal Structure and Function of BoneTorben Steiniche and Ellen M. Hauge Structure and Function of Articular CartilageJerry C. Y. Hu and Kyriacos A. Athanasiou Part III. Tissue Harvesting, Fixation, and Preparation Bone-Labeling TechniquesReinhold G. Erben Human Bone BiopsyRobert S. Weinstein Biopsy Issues for Bone and Cartilage TumorsJohn L. Eady Tissue Harvesting and FixationLinda L. Jenkins and Karen J. L. Burg Common Fixatives in Hard-Tissue HistologyAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Iezzi, and Adriano Piattelli Decalcification of Bone TissueRobert A. Skinner Principles of Embedding and Common ProtocolsYuehuei H. An, Patricia L. Moreira, Qian K. Kang, and Helen E. Gruber Infiltration Techniques and Results in Different Types of ResinAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Orsini, and Adriano Piattelli Part IV. Sectioning Techniques Histological Techniques for Decalcified Bone and CartilageQian K. Kang, Jackie C. LaBreck, Helen E. Gruber, and Yuehuei H. An Techniques for Sectioning Undecalcified Bone Tissue Using MicrotomesWilliam L. Ries Cutting and Grinding Methods for Hard-Tissue HistologyThomas W. Bauer and Diane Mahovlic Bone Sectioning Using the Exakt SystemKarl Donath and Michael Rohrer Bone Sectioning Using a Modified Inner Diamond SawJoop G. C. Wolke, Jan-Paul C. M. van der Waerden, Christel P. A. T. Klein, and John A. Jansen Bone Sectioning Using the Precise 1 Automated Cutting SystemAntonio Scarano, Manlio Quaranta, and Adriano Piattelli Bone, Cement, and Metal Implant Interface Preparation with a High-Pressure Water CutterJian-Sheng Wang and Lars Lidgren Part V. Staining Techniques Basic Staining and Histochemical Techniques and Immunohistochemical Localizations Using Bone SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Basic Staining Techniques for Cartilage SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Staining of Cartilage SectionsAndreas G. Nerlich Staining Techniques for Plastic-Embedded SpecimensAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Petrone, and Adriano Piattelli In Situ Hybridization of Bone and CartilageShintaro Nomura and Seiichi Hirota Part VI. Analysis Techniques Bone Histomorphometry: Concepts and Common TechniquesJean E. Aaron and Patricia A. Shore Histological Analysis of Bone-Implant InterfaceJohn A. Jansen Histomorphometric Analysis of Bone-Cement and Cement-Metal InterfaceJian-Sheng Wang, Gonzalo G. Valdivia, Michael J. Dunbar, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Robert B. Bourne, and Suzanne Maher Histologic Analysis of Bone HealingRyland B. Edwards, III, Mandi J. Lopez, and Mark D. Markel Histomorphometry of Metabolic Bone ConditionsEllen M. Hauge, Torben Steiniche, and Troels T. Andreassen Histology of Articular Cartilage RepairStefan Nehrer and Myron Spector Histological Analysis of Cartilage ConditionsTheodore R. Oegema, Jr., Cathy S. Carlson, and Ada A. Cole Histological Analysis of Soft-Tissues Biomaterial Interface: Relevance to Dental ImplantsAntonio Scarano, Gian Antonio Favero, Elisabetta Fiera, and Adriano Piattelli Pathological Diagnosis of Common Tumors of Bone and CartilageJasvir S. Khurana and Kri

"...can be highly recommended to anatomists and biologists as well as to the orthopedic and traumatological surgeons." -Annals of Anatomy

• Part I. Introduction Introduction to Experimental Bone and Cartilage HistologyYuehuei H. An and Helen E. Gruber Part II. Structure and Function of Bone and Cartilage Cell Structure and Biology of Bone and CartilageWilliam R. Walsh, Mark Walton, Warwick Bruce, Yan Yu, Ronald M. Gillies, and Martin Svehla Normal Structure and Function of BoneTorben Steiniche and Ellen M. Hauge Structure and Function of Articular CartilageJerry C. Y. Hu and Kyriacos A. Athanasiou Part III. Tissue Harvesting, Fixation, and Preparation Bone-Labeling TechniquesReinhold G. Erben Human Bone BiopsyRobert S. Weinstein Biopsy Issues for Bone and Cartilage TumorsJohn L. Eady Tissue Harvesting and FixationLinda L. Jenkins and Karen J. L. Burg Common Fixatives in Hard-Tissue HistologyAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Iezzi, and Adriano Piattelli Decalcification of Bone TissueRobert A. Skinner Principles of Embedding and Common ProtocolsYuehuei H. An, Patricia L. Moreira, Qian K. Kang, and Helen E. Gruber Infiltration Techniques and Results in Different Types of ResinAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Orsini, and Adriano Piattelli Part IV. Sectioning Techniques Histological Techniques for Decalcified Bone and CartilageQian K. Kang, Jackie C. LaBreck, Helen E. Gruber, and Yuehuei H. An Techniques for Sectioning Undecalcified Bone Tissue Using MicrotomesWilliam L. Ries Cutting and Grinding Methods for Hard-Tissue HistologyThomas W. Bauer and Diane Mahovlic Bone Sectioning Using the Exakt SystemKarl Donath and Michael Rohrer Bone Sectioning Using a Modified Inner Diamond SawJoop G. C. Wolke, Jan-Paul C. M. van der Waerden, Christel P. A. T. Klein, and John A. Jansen Bone Sectioning Using the Precise 1 Automated Cutting SystemAntonio Scarano, Manlio Quaranta, and Adriano Piattelli Bone, Cement, and Metal Implant Interface Preparation with a High-Pressure Water CutterJian-Sheng Wang and Lars Lidgren Part V. Staining Techniques Basic Staining and Histochemical Techniques and Immunohistochemical Localizations Using Bone SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Basic Staining Techniques for Cartilage SectionsHelen E. Gruber and Jane A. Ingram Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Staining of Cartilage SectionsAndreas G. Nerlich Staining Techniques for Plastic-Embedded SpecimensAntonio Scarano, Giovanna Petrone, and Adriano Piattelli In Situ Hybridization of Bone and CartilageShintaro Nomura and Seiichi Hirota Part VI. Analysis Techniques Bone Histomorphometry: Concepts and Common TechniquesJean E. Aaron and Patricia A. Shore Histological Analysis of Bone-Implant InterfaceJohn A. Jansen Histomorphometric Analysis of Bone-Cement and Cement-Metal InterfaceJian-Sheng Wang, Gonzalo G. Valdivia, Michael J. Dunbar, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Robert B. Bourne, and Suzanne Maher Histologic Analysis of Bone HealingRyland B. Edwards, III, Mandi J. Lopez, and Mark D. Markel Histomorphometry of Metabolic Bone ConditionsEllen M. Hauge, Torben Steiniche, and Troels T. Andreassen Histology of Articular Cartilage RepairStefan Nehrer and Myron Spector Histological Analysis of Cartilage ConditionsTheodore R. Oegema, Jr., Cathy S. Carlson, and Ada A. Cole Histological Analysis of Soft-Tissues Biomaterial Interface: Relevance to Dental ImplantsAntonio Scarano, Gian Antonio Favero, Elisabetta Fiera, and Adriano Piattelli Pathological Diagnosis of Common Tumors of Bone and CartilageJasvir S. Khurana and Kri