MMP-3 in the peripheral serum as a biomarker of knee osteoarthritis, 40 years after open total knee meniscectomy

Abstract Background To explore potential biomarkers in a meniscectomy-induced knee osteoarthritis model, at forty years after meniscectomy. Methods We carried out a forty-year study of 53 patients who, as adolescents, underwent open total meniscectomy and assessed two potential synovial and serum bi...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Pengas, Suzanne Eldridge, Aggelos Assiotis, Michael McNicholas, Joao Espregueira Mendes, Lior Laver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-018-0132-x