Inflammation and Degeneration in Cartilage Samples from Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement

by Nobuaki Chinzei, Shingo Hashimoto, Takaaki Fujishiro, Shinya Hayashi, Noriyuki Kanzaki, Soshi Uchida, Ryosuke Kuroda, and Masahiro Kurosaka

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 98(2):135-141

January 20, 2016

©2016 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Figs. 1-A, 1-B, and 1-C The relative expression of mRNA in the three types of articular tissue, obtained from hips with OA or FAI. The error bars indicate the standard error of the mean.

Nobuaki Chinzei et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016;98:135-141

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Figs. 2-A and 2-B A comparison of the mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-8 in each type of articular tissue from hips with OA or FAI. The error bars indicate the standard

error of the mean.

Nobuaki Chinzei et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016;98:135-141

©2016 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Figs. 3-A, 3-B, and 3-C The relative expression of mRNA in tissue samples from the hips with FAI, according to age range.

Nobuaki Chinzei et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016;98:135-141

©2016 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Figs. 4-A, 4-B, and 4-C The relative expression of mRNA in FAI tissues evaluated on the basis of the patient alpha angle in lateral projection.

Nobuaki Chinzei et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016;98:135-141

©2016 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.