Functional Tissue Analysis Reveals Successful Cryopreservation of Human Osteoarthritic Synovium.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting cartilage and is the most common form of arthritis worldwide. One third of OA patients have severe synovitis and less than 10% have no evidence of synovitis. Moreover, synovitis is predictive for more severe disease progression. This offe...

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Main Authors: Mathijs G A Broeren, Marieke de Vries, Miranda B Bennink, Peter L E M van Lent, Peter M van der Kraan, Marije I Koenders, Rogier M Thurlings, Fons A J van de Loo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5117761?pdf=render