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From: Associations between proinflammatory cytokines in the synovial fluid and radiographic grading and pain-related scores in 47 consecutive patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Figure 2

Correlations between the detectable cytokines and the WOMAC score. Group A shows TNFα, and group B shows IL-6. TNFα exhibited a moderately significant positive correlation with the total WOMAC score (A-1) and with the each subscale (pain (A-2), stiffness (A-3), and physical function (A-4) (p < 0.01)). IL-6 exhibited a weakly significant negative correlation only with stiffness (B-3) (p < 0.05), whereas it exhibited no correlation with the other subscales.

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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