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Antibiotic Treatment Prior to Injury Improves Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Outcomes in Mice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 3 Sept 2020
Mendez Melanie E, Murugesh Deepa K, Sebastian Aimy, Hum Nicholas R, McCloy Summer A, Kuhn Edward A, Christiansen Blaine A, Loots Gabriela G
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and debilitating disease characterized by the chronic and progressive degradation of articular cartilage. Post-traumatic OA (PTOA) is a secondary form of OA that develops in ~50% of cases of severe articular injury. Inflammation and re-occurring injury have been implicated as contributing to the progression of PTOA after the initial injury. However, there is very little known...
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