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Clair AJ, Kingery MT, Anil U, Kenny L, Kirsch T, Strauss EJ. Alterations in Synovial Fluid Biomarker Levels in Knees With Meniscal Injury as Compared With Asymptomatic Contralateral Knees. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:847-856. [PMID: 30786221 DOI: 10.1177/0363546519825498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Changes in the joint microenvironment after an injury to the articular surface of the knee have been implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. While prior studies focused on changes in this microenvironment after anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, few have explored the biomarker changes that occur in the setting of meniscal injuries. PURPOSE To determine whether meniscal injury results in significant alterations to synovial fluid biomarker concentrations as compared with noninjured contralateral knees. Additionally, to explore the relationship between synovial fluid biomarkers and the degree of cartilage injury seen in these patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Patients undergoing surgery for unilateral meniscal injury were prospectively enrolled from October 2011 to December 2016, forming a cohort that had synovial fluid samples collected from both the injured knee and the contralateral uninjured knee at the time of meniscal surgery. Synovial fluid samples were collected just before incision, and the concentrations of 10 biomarkers of interest were determined with a multiplex magnetic bead immunoassay. The concentrations of synovial fluid biomarkers from the operative and contralateral knees were compared. Additionally, the synovial fluid biomarker concentrations of operative knees from patients with associated high-grade cartilage lesions were compared with those with low-grade lesions. RESULTS The current analysis included synovial fluid samples from 82 knees (41 operative and 41 contralateral) from 41 patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery to treat a symptomatic meniscal injury. The mean ± SD age of patients was 49.86 ± 11.75 years. There were significantly greater concentrations of 4 of the 5 proinflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, MCP-1, MIP-1β, and MMP-3) in symptomatic knees as compared with asymptomatic knees when controlling for the duration of symptoms, body mass index, age, and the random effects of by-patient variability. In the injured knees, associated high-grade cartilage lesions were predictive of elevated MCP-1, MIP-1β, and VEGF levels. Low synovial fluid concentration of TIMP-1 or a greater ratio of MMP-3 to TIMP-1 was associated with the presence of synovitis. Increasing age was found to be an independent predictor of increased IL-6, MCP-1, and VEGF concentrations in the setting of symptomatic meniscal injury. CONCLUSION The authors identified 4 proinflammatory synovial fluid biomarkers whose concentrations were significantly different after meniscal injury as compared with uninjured contralateral knees. Furthermore, they describe the effects of associated cartilage damage, synovitis, and patient age on biomarker concentrations.
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- Andrew J Clair
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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Cuéllar JM, Cuéllar VG, Scuderi GJ. α 2-Macroglobulin: Autologous Protease Inhibition Technology. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2018; 27:909-918. [PMID: 27788907 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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α2-Macroglobulin (A2M) is a plasma glycoprotein best known for its ability to inhibit a broad spectrum of serine, threonine, and metalloproteases as well as inflammatory cytokines by a unique bait-and-trap method. A2M has emerged as a unique potential treatment of cartilage-based pathology and inflammatory arthritides. This article describes the unique method by which A2M not only inhibits the associated inflammatory cascade but also disrupts the catabolic process of cartilage degeneration. Autologous concentrated A2M from plasma is currently in use to successfully treat various painful arthritides. Future directions will focus on recombinant variants that enhance its anti-inflammatory and disease-modifying potential.
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- Jason M Cuéllar
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Kaplan DJ, Cuellar VG, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Biomarker Changes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knees Compared With Healthy Controls. Arthroscopy 2017; 33:1053-1061. [PMID: 28130030 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To establish how synovial fluid biomarker concentrations change in patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, with and without associated cartilage injury, with comparisons made to healthy controls. METHODS Patients were prospectively enrolled between January 2013 and December 2014. Inclusion criteria included any patient undergoing knee arthroscopy. Patients with a confirmed ACL tear were allocated to either the ACL tear with cartilage injury group or the ACL tear without cartilage injury group based on intraoperative assessment. Patients who underwent an arthroscopic procedure with no injury history or symptoms in their contralateral knee were asked to provide samples to serve as healthy controls. These subjects may or may not have been the same ones with noted ACL pathology. The concentrations of 20 biomarkers were determined using a multiplex magnetic bead immunoassay. Biomarker concentrations were then compared between the 3 study groups (ACL tears with and without cartilage injury, and uninjured contralateral knees) using an analysis of variance test with pairwise comparisons. The minimal clinically important difference was calculated based on the standard error of measurement. RESULTS The study included synovial fluid samples from 134 knees: 34 ACL tears without cartilage injury (mean age 34.0 years), 28 ACL tears with cartilage injury (mean age 36.3 years), and 72 healthy controls (mean age 41.1 years). Analysis of variance testing showed significant differences among groups for matrix metalloproteinase-3 (F = 81.8; P < .001), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 (F = 7.9; P ≤ .001), TIMP-2 (F = 4.5; P = .015); fibroblast growth factor-2 (F = 4.9; P = .011), interleukin-6 (F = 8.2; P = .001), and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta (F = 7.3; P = .001). Pairwise comparisons showed no significant differences between ACL tears with, and without cartilage injury, but did show that both groups of ACL tears had significantly higher concentrations of (first P value = ACL tears with and then ACL tears without cartilage injury): matrix metalloproteinase-3 (P < .001; P < .001), TIMP-1 (P < .001; P = .011), interleukin-6 (P = .009; P = .038), and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta (P = .003; P = .045) compared with contralateral controls. ACL tears without associated cartilage damage had significantly lower concentrations of TIMP-2 (P = .011) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (P = .014) compared with controls. All biomarker concentration differences that reached statistical significance were also larger than calculated minimal clinically important differences. CONCLUSIONS The current study identified 6 pro- and anti-inflammatory synovial fluid biomarkers whose concentrations after ACL injury were significantly different compared with uninjured controls. No significant differences in synovial fluid biomarker concentrations were seen between ACL injured knees with and without associated cartilage damage. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, retrospective comparative study of prospectively gathered data.
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- Daniel J Kaplan
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, U.S.A..
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Shapiro LM, Safran MR, Maloney WJ, Goodman SB, Huddleston JI, Bellino MJ, Scuderi GJ, Abrams GD. Cytokines as a predictor of clinical response following hip arthroscopy: minimum 2-year follow-up. J Hip Preserv Surg 2016; 3:229-35. [PMID: 27583163 PMCID: PMC5005061 DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnw013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hip arthroscopy in patients with osteoarthritis has been shown to have suboptimal outcomes. Elevated cytokine concentrations in hip synovial fluid have previously been shown to be associated with cartilage pathology. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between hip synovial fluid cytokine concentration and clinical outcomes at a minimum of 2 years following hip arthroscopy. Seventeen patients without radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis had synovial fluid aspirated at time of portal establishment during hip arthroscopy. Analytes included fibronectin–aggrecan complex as well as a multiplex cytokine array. Patients completed the modified Harris Hip Score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index and the International Hip Outcomes Tool pre-operatively and at a minimum of 2 years following surgery. Pre and post-operative scores were compared with a paired t-test, and the association between cytokine values and clinical outcome scores was performed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient with an alpha value of 0.05 set as significant. Sixteen of seventeen patients completed 2-year follow-up questionnaires (94%). There was a significant increase in pre-operative to post-operative score for each clinical outcome measure. No statistically significant correlation was seen between any of the intra-operative cytokine values and either the 2-year follow-up scores or the change from pre-operative to final follow-up outcome values. No statistically significant associations were seen between hip synovial fluid cytokine concentrations and 2-year follow-up clinical outcome assessment scores for those undergoing hip arthroscopy.
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- Lauren M Shapiro
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Cytonics Corporation, 210 Jupiter Lakes Blvd 3102, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, Mail Code 6342, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA; Veterns Administration, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 3801 Miranda Ave, Mail Code Ortho 112, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Fibronectin-aggrecan complex as a marker for cartilage degradation in non-arthritic hips. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014; 22:768-73. [PMID: 24477496 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-2863-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To report hip synovial fluid cytokine concentrations in hips with and without radiographic arthritis. METHODS Patients with no arthritis (Tonnis grade 0) and patients with Tonnis grade 2 or greater hip osteoarthritis (OA) were identified from patients undergoing either hip arthroscopy or arthroplasty. Synovial fluid was collected at the time of portal establishment for those undergoing hip arthroscopy and prior to arthrotomy for the arthroplasty group. Analytes included fibronectin-aggrecan complex (FAC) as well as a standard 12 cytokine array. Variables recorded were Tonnis grade, centre-edge angle of Wiberg, as well as labrum and cartilage pathology for the hip arthroscopy cohort. A priori power analysis was conducted, and a Mann-Whitney U test and regression analyses were used with an alpha value of 0.05 set as significant. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were included (17 arthroplasty, 17 arthroscopy). FAC was the only analyte to show a significant difference between those with and without OA (p < 0.001). FAC had significantly higher concentration in those without radiographic evidence of OA undergoing microfracture versus those not receiving microfracture (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION There was a significantly higher FAC concentration in patients without radiographic OA. Additionally, those undergoing microfracture had increased levels of FAC. As FAC is a cartilage breakdown product, no significant amounts may be present in those with OA. In contrast, those undergoing microfracture have focal area(s) of cartilage breakdown. These data suggest that FAC may be useful in predicting cartilage pathology in those patients with hip pain but without radiographic evidence of arthritis.
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Cuellar JM, Golish SR, Leroux EJ, Reuter MW, Carragee EJ, Hanna LS, Scuderi GJ. Does a fibronectin and aggrecan complex play a role in painful vertebral disks? PM R 2013; 5:297-302; quiz 302. [PMID: 23490723 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the presence of a fibronectin-aggrecan complex (FAC) in the disk space of persons with chronic low back pain as relates to provocative diskography. DESIGN A single-center prospective consecutive case series. SETTING A single private practice setting. PATIENTS Thirty-seven patients with symptomatic degenerative disk disease of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine undergoing provocative diskography to identify a source of pain. METHODS Diskographic lavage for analysis was simultaneously performed at each disk level injected during diskography. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, Pfirrmann magnetic resonance imaging grade, and biochemical analysis of disk material were statistically analyzed. RESULTS A total of 105 levels in 37 patients had a complete set of data (mean age 43.2 ± 11.9 years; 15 male/22 female). The FAC was present in 43 of 108 levels and in at least one level in 25 of 37 patients. The Pfirrmann magnetic resonance imaging grade did not differ between complex-positive and negative levels (P = .125), nor did the intraoperative VAS (IO-VAS) score for pain by level (P = .206). A significant but loose correlation was found between Pfirrmann grade and IO-VAS (R(2) = 0.4, P < .001), but no significant correlation was found between VAS or IO-VAS and complex concentration (R(2) = 0.08, P = .11 and R(2) = 0.003, P = .5). CONCLUSIONS The FAC was identified in some painful disks by diskography. There was no significant correlation between the Pfirrmann grade or pre/intraoperative pain scores during diskography and complex concentrations within the disk measured by disk lavage.
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- Jason M Cuellar
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA
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Gajendran VK, Reuter MW, Golish SR, Hanna LS, Scuderi GJ. Is the fibronectin-aggrecan complex present in cervical disk disease? PM R 2012; 3:1030-4. [PMID: 22108230 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the presence of inflammatory cytokines and the fibronectin-aggrecan complex (FAC) in persons undergoing surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy caused by disk herniation. DESIGN Single-center, prospective, consecutive case series. SETTING A single large academic institution. PATIENTS A total of 11 patients with radiculopathic pain and magnetic resonance imaging findings positive for disk herniation elected to undergo single-level cervical diskectomy. METHODS OR INTERVENTIONS: Lavage was performed by needle injection and aspiration upon entering the disk space for fluoroscopic localization before diskectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS The lavage fluid was assayed for pH and the FAC, as well as for the cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-γ, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP), and macrophage inhibitory protein-1β. RESULTS The subjects were 7 women and 4 men with a mean age of 50.6 years (SE 9.7; range, 36-70 years). The mean concentrations (SE; range) in picograms per milliliter were 7.9 (4.4; 0-44) for IL-6, 25.3 (15.5; 0-159) for interferon-γ, 16.1 (11.9; 0-121) for MCP, and 6.1 (2.8; 0-29) for macrophage inhibitory protein-1β. The optical density of the FAC at 450 nm was 0.151 (0.036; 0.1-0.32), and the pH was 6.68 (0.1; 6.10-7.15). Statistically significant correlations were found between MCP and FAC (P = .036) and between FAC and pH (P = .008). CONCLUSIONS Biochemical analysis of injured cervical intervertebral disks reveals the presence of inflammatory markers such as MCP, fragments of structural matrix proteins such as FAC, and a correlation with pH. Further evaluation of the FAC as a potential diagnostic biomarker or therapeutic target is warranted in the cervical spine.
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- Varun K Gajendran
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA.
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Protein fingerprints — Relying on and understanding the information of serological protein measurements. Clin Biochem 2011; 44:1278-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.08.1135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Scuderi GJ, Golish SR, Cook FF, Cuellar JM, Bowser RP, Hanna LS. Identification of a novel fibronectin-aggrecan complex in the synovial fluid of knees with painful meniscal injury. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011; 93:336-40. [PMID: 21325584 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.00718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Molecular biomarkers associated with knee pain may be useful as diagnostic modalities, prognostic indicators, and surrogate end points for therapeutic trials. The present study describes a novel complex of fibronectin and aggrecan that is present in the affected knee of patients with pain and meniscal abnormality. METHODS The present prospective study included thirty patients with knee pain, mechanical symptoms, and magnetic resonance imaging findings that were positive for a meniscal tear who chose arthroscopic partial meniscectomy after unsuccessful nonoperative management. Synovial fluid was aspirated at the time of surgery and was assayed for the fibronectin-aggrecan complex with use of a heterogeneous enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results were compared with knee aspirates from ten asymptomatic volunteers with no pain who underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the knee. RESULTS The mean optical density (and standard deviation) of the fibronectin-aggrecan complex was significantly greater in synovial fluid from knees undergoing arthroscopic surgery as compared with fluid from asymptomatic controls (13.29 ± 8.48 compared with 0.03 ± 0.09; p < 0.001). The mean age in the study group was significantly greater than in control group (46.0 ± 12.6 compared with 38.5 ± 6.0 years; p = 0.02), but controlling for age did not affect the results. Post hoc, an optical density cutoff value of 0.3 distinguished the study group from the control group with 100% accuracy. CONCLUSIONS A novel fibronectin-aggrecan complex is present in the synovial fluid of painful knees with meniscal abnormality. The fibronectin-aggrecan complex may prove to be useful as a clinical biomarker or therapeutic target. Further research is warranted to correlate functional outcome after surgery with the fibronectin-aggrecan complex and other cartilage biomarkers.
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