Table 6 Synovial Fluid and Serum correlations at different time-points
Synovial fluid/Serum concentration | T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTOA group | IL-1b | – | – | – | – | r = 0.43* |
IL-6 | r = 0.43* | – | – | – | r = 0.51** | |
TNF-a | – | – | – | r = 0.53** | – | |
COMP | – | – | – | – | – | |
CTXII | – | – | – | r = 0.57** | r = 0.63*** | |
C group | IL-1b | – | – | – | – | – |
IL-6 | – | – | r = −0.85* | – | – | |
TNF-a | – | – | – | r = 0.87* | – | |
COMP | – | – | – | – | – | |
CTXII | – | – | – | – | – | |