Special Articles
Editorial: Osteoarthritis as an autoinflammatory disease caused by chondrocyte-mediated inflammatory responses
Y. T. Konttinen,
T. Sillat,
G. Barreto,
M. Ainola, D. C. E. Nordström,
Corresponding Author
Y. T. Konttinen
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Biomedicum 1, PO Box 700, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki FIN-00029, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorT. Sillat
Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorG. Barreto
Orton Orthopaedic Hospital of the Orton Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorD. C. E. Nordström
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorY. T. Konttinen,
T. Sillat,
G. Barreto,
M. Ainola, D. C. E. Nordström,
Corresponding Author
Y. T. Konttinen
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Biomedicum 1, PO Box 700, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki FIN-00029, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorT. Sillat
Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorG. Barreto
Orton Orthopaedic Hospital of the Orton Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorD. C. E. Nordström
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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