Comment on: Varus malalignment negates the structure-modifying benefits of doxycycline in obese women with knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1006-1007

  Sharma, L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Clinical trials; Disease modification; Knee; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PLACEBO;

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BONE MALALIGNMENT; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954659295     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.05.010     Document Type: Editorial

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