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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients at the time of synovectomy

From: In vitromodel for the analysis of synovial fibroblast-mediated degradation of intact cartilage

Patients (total)

Gender (male/female)

Age (years)

Disease duration (years)

RF (titre)

ESR (mm/hour)

CRP (mg/l)

Number of ARA criteria

Concomitant medication

5

3/2

6.18 ± 4.4

9.6 ± 2.6

100 ± 33.7

49.4 ± 11.8

47.6 ± 12.3

5.6 ± 0.5

MTX (2)

NSAID (4)

  1. For the parameters age, disease duration, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP; normal range, < 5 mg/l) and number of American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria, means ± standard error of the mean are given. MTX = methotrexate; NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; RF = rheumatoid factor.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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