Clinical Trial and In Vitro Study for the Role of Cartilage and Synovia in Acute Articular Infection

Figure 2

(a) shows that synovial aggrecan levels were reduced in patients with an endoprosthetic implant (no cartilage) compared to those with normal joints (with cartilage). This difference failed to attain statistical significance. (b) demonstrates the in vitro model’s corresponding data. Similarly, aggrecan concentrations were statistically significantly higher in the setting with chondrocytes.

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