Associations between suprapatellar pouch effusion-synovitis, serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, high sensitivity C-reaction protein, knee symptom, and joint structural changes in patients with knee osteoarthritis
ConclusionsSuprapatellar pouch effusion-synovitis was associated with serum levels of COMP as well as hs-CRP and knee structural abnormalities in patients with knee OA. These suggested that effusion-synovitis may play a role in knee OA.Key Points• Suprapatellar pouch effusion-synovitis is associated with serum levels of COMP in patients with knee OA.• Suprapatellar pouch effusion-synovitis is associated with cartilage defects in knee OA patients with high systemic inflammation.
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research