Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and other biomarker profiles in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral osteoarthritis of the knee

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OBJECTIVES: There is some evidence that tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (TFJ OA) and patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFJ OA) may have different risk factors. To investigate the possibility that these conditions are separate disease entities, we compared biomarker profiles of patients with each disease. METHODS: Serum samples were taken from 222 patients who had knee pain and X-ray signs of knee OA. Eighty-two had only...

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