Pichler, K. M.
Weinmann, D.
Schmidt, S.
Kubista, B.
Lass, R.
Martelanz, L.
Alphonsus, J.
Windhager, R.
Gabius, H. -J.
Toegel, S. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-1769
Funding for this research was provided by:
Association for Orthopaedic Research
Medical University of Vienna
Article History
Received: 1 July 2020
Accepted: 27 October 2020
First Online: 13 November 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: K. M. Pichler, D. Weinmann, S. Schmidt, B. Kubista, R. Lass, L. Martelanz, J. Alphonsus, R. Windhager, H.-J. Gabius, S. Toegel have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
: Human cartilage tissues were donated by OA patients to the biobank of the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery with written informed consent and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The use of the specimens for the present study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna.
: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the ethics committee of the Medical University of Vienna and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.