Correlations Between Microscopic Features of Synovium and Clinical Parameters in Patients With Advanced Osteoarthritis
Correlations Between Microscopic Features of Synovium and Clinical Parameters in Patients With Advanced Osteoarthritis
To study synovial membrane (SM) inflammation in suprapatellar fossa in advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to correlate the pathological features with clinical findings.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- revisions, bilateral procedures, alcohol or medical abuse, administration of any glucocorticoids during the 3 months prior to surgery, and/or a history of serious cardiac or cerebrovascular problems, severe liver or kidney failure, and/or connective tissue disease including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and systemic lupus erythematosus.