Glucosamine reduces the inhibition of proteoglycan metabolism caused by local anaesthetic solution in human articular cartilage: an in vitro study

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 2 Uptake of 35SO4 by articular cartilage specimens exposed to different local anaesthetic solutions, glucosamine and control

Counts per gram per minute (CPG)
Fluid	Mean	Std. deviation	95% Confidence Intervals
1% Lidocaine	22,386	32,054	11,851	32,922
2% Lidocaine	12,215	13,101	7909	16,521
0.25% Bupivacaine	24,433	26,913	15,587	33,279
0.5% Bupivacaine	10,741	13,464	6315	15,166
0.5% Levo-bupivacaine	13,404	19,683	6934	19,874
M199	49,041	44,030	34,569	63,514
Gluc-protect	33,231	25,637	22,876	43,586
Gluc-repair	17,369	18,954	9713	25,025