Cartilage repair activity during joint-preserving treatment may be accompanied by osteophyte formation
Knee joint distraction (KJD) treatment has shown cartilage repair and clinical improvement in patients with osteoarthritis, as has high tibial osteotomy (HTO). Following KJD, TGFβ-1 and IL-6 were increased in synovial fluid (SF), factors related to cartilage regeneration, but also to osteophyte form...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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