Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis
From: Synovial mast cells from knee and hip osteoarthritis: histological study and clinical correlations
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Age > 50 | Cardiovascular or neurological disorders |
History of chronic pain (> 4 months) | Diabetes |
Limitation of daily activities, | Atopy |
Radiographic findings of degenerative joint changes (Kellgren-Lawrence grade III-IV) | Immunosuppressants or hip injections in the previous 6 months |
Other rheumatic diseases | |
Knee/hip surgery | |
Osteonecrosis | |
Perthes disease, dysplasia, epiphysiolysis |