Reduction of knee joint load suppresses cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, and synovitis in early-stage osteoarthritis using a post-traumatic rat model.

The purpose of this study was to clarify the histological effect of reducing the loading to knee on cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, and synovitis in early-stage osteoarthritis (OA) using a post-traumatic rat model. Ten male rats were randomly allocated into two experimental groups: OA...

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Main Authors: Ikufumi Takahashi, Keisuke Takeda, Taro Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Kuroki, Masahiro Hoso
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e699de2e92047b48a3e72e4e8acf3e5
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