Arthroplasty in veterans: Analysis of cartilage, bone, serum, and synovial fluid reveals differences and similarities in osteoarthritis with and without comorbid diabetes

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1195-1210

  Oren, Trevor ^a,b   Botolin, Sergiu ^a   Williams, Allison ^a,b   Bucknell, Allan ^a,b   King, Karen B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Bone; Cartilage; Collagen; Diabetes; Leptin; Osteoarthritis; Osteocalcin; Pentosidine; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; LEPTIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOCALCIN; PENTOSIDINE; VETERANS;

BONE; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; HORMONES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHOSPHATASES; SURGERY; TISSUE;

BODY FLUIDS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BONE ISOENZYME; COLLAGEN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LEPTIN; OSTEOCALCIN; PENTOSIDINE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; BONE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TISSUE LEVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGININE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARTILAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; COLORADO; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS, ADVANCED; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LYSINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VETERANS;

EID: 84855863757     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.09.0186     Document Type: Article

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