Association between expression of the Bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 7 in the repair of circumscribed cartilage lesions with clinical outcome

Table 2 Overview about the correlation strength between the changes of the IKDC Score and the initial intraarticular cytokine levels

Overview about the correlation strength between the changes of the IKDC Score evaluated initially and after 1 year with initial intraarticular cytokine levels of BMP-2, BMP-7, IL-1β, bFGF, IGF-I, aggrecan and the total protein content. The only statistically significant correlation was found in case of BMP-2 (R-Pearson coefficient, Rho Spearmen coefficient).

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