학술논문

Serum hyaluronic acid as a potential marker with a predictive value for further radiographic progression of hand osteoarthritis
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. Dec, 2009, Vol. 17 Issue 12, p1615, 5 p.
Subject
Osteoarthritis -- Development and progression
Hyaluronic acid
Language
English
ISSN
1063-4584
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2009.06.002 Byline: M. Filkova, L. A enolt, M. Braun, H. Hulejova, A. Pavelkova, O. A leglova, K. Kupka, J. Gatterova, K. Pavelka Abstract: To compare serum levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) between patients with erosive and non-erosive hand osteoarthritis (HOA), and investigate its association with morphological changes and radiographic progression over 2 years. Author Affiliation: Institute of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Article History: Received 10 February 2009; Accepted 13 June 2009