Scanning SAXS-WAXS microscopy on osteoarthritis-affected bone - an age-related study

Scanning small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering transmission microscopies are combined with circularly polarized light microscopy to investigate bone biopsies from six coxarthritis-affected patients, aged 62-87 years. The results suggest the existence of a correlation between age and cross-linking-induced rigidity of collagen fibers.