Erschienen in:
01.09.2004 | Poster presentation
Elevated C-reactive protein levels in osteoarthritis are associated with local joint inflammation
verfasst von:
AD Pearle, CR Scanzello, SS George, L Mandl, EF DiCarlo, MK Crow, TP Sculco
Erschienen in:
Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Sonderheft 3/2004
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Excerpt
Previous studies have demonstrated an association between osteoarthritis (OA) progression and inflammation as measured by systemic C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. We hypothesized that CRP levels in patients with OA are pathogenically linked to synovial membrane inflammation. This study investigated the relationship between CRP and local synovial appearance, synovial histology, and synovial fluid IL-6 levels. …