Journal:
:the archives of bone and joint surgery
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teun teunis department of plastic reconstructive and hand surgery
university medical center, utrecht, the netherlands
michiel beekhuizen department of orthopedic surgery
university medical center, utrecht, the netherlands
gerjo v.m. van osch department of orthopedics & department of otorhinolaryngology
erasmus mc, university medical center, rotterdam, the netherlands
arnold h. schuurman department of plastic reconstructive and hand surgery
university medical center, utrecht, the netherlands
laura b. creemers department of orthopedic surgery
university medical center, utrecht, the netherlands
l. paul van minnen department of plastic reconstructive and hand surgery
university medical center, utrecht, the netherlands
background: new discoveries about the pathophysiology changed the concept that all forms of osteoarthritis are alike; this lead to the delineation of different phenotypes such as age, trauma or obese related forms. we aim to compare soluble mediator profiles in primary knee and posttraumatic wrist osteoarthritis. based on the general faster progression rate of wrist osteoarthritis, we hypothes...
