From: MMP-3 in the peripheral serum as a biomarker of knee osteoarthritis, 40 years after open total knee meniscectomy
Measured outcome
Unoperated
Mean ± SD
(Range)
Operated
p Value
MMP3 content
279.91 ± 108.57
443.08 ± 226.11
0.0132
(160.7–493.49)
(171.28–812.3)
GAG content
158.18 ± 70.01
119.21 ± 80.31
0.0487
(401.3–241.1)
(22.28–223.87)