Longitudinal measurement of serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein can detect the progression of cartilage degeneration in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients

• Main Authors: Yohei Nishida (Author), Yusuke Hashimoto (Author), Kumi Orita (Author), Kazuya Nishino (Author), Takuya Kinoshita (Author), Ken Iida (Author), Hiroaki Nakamura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/objective: Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) has utility as a diagnostic marker for osteoarthritis (OA). Our previous study revealed that the serum COMP level can be used to detect early cartilage change in non-OA patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficiency. However...