Increased risk of knee osteoarthritis in patients using oral N-acetylcysteine: a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is known to be a progressive degenerative disorder; however, recent evidence suggests that inflammatory mediators contribute to cartilage degradation. Studies have reported that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) had a promising effect on the reduction of the synthes...

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Main Authors: Ying-Ting Yeh, Chung-Chao Liang, Chia-Ling Chang, Chung-Y. Hsu, Pei-Chen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03562-1