Research Article
Prospective Clinical Trial for Septic Arthritis: Cartilage Degradation and Inflammation Are Associated with Upregulation of Cartilage Metabolites
Table 1
The overview shows the relative expression of IL-1β in relation to clinical parameters. ICU: necessity of intensive care treatment; sepsis: fulfilment of clinical sepsis criteria; empyema: fulfilment of clinical empyema criteria; preinfectious joint damage: any lesion including osteoarthritis; in-hospital treatment: the difference to an outpatient treatment (< or ≥0.005, -test; ICU: intensive care unit, n.s.: not significant).
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