Site-specific glycosaminoglycan content is better maintained in the pericellular matrix than the extracellular matrix in early post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
Simo P OjanenMikko A J FinniläAino E ReunamoAri P RonkainenSanttu MikkonenWalter HerzogSimo SaarakkalaRami K KorhonenPublished in: PloS one (2018)
In conclusion, we suggest that certain sites in the knee joint, particularly the lateral femoral condyle cartilage, experience less FCD loss in the PCM than in the ECM in early post-traumatic OA, which could lead to altered cell shape.