בשל "הגנת זכויות יוצרים" מובא להלן קישור לתקציר המאמר. לקריאתו בטקסט מלא, אנא פנה/י לספרייה הרפואית הזמינה לך. 

Multiple biochemical biomarkers have been previously investigated for the diagnosis, prognosis and response to treatment of articular cartilage damage, including osteoarthritis (OA).

Synovial fluid (SF) biomarker measurement is a potential method to predict treatment response and effectiveness. However, the significance of different biomarkers and their correlation to clinical outcomes remains unclear.

This systematic review evaluated current SF biomarkers used in investigation of cartilage degeneration or regeneration in the knee joint and correlated these biomarkers with clinical outcomes following cartilage repair or regeneration interventions.

PubMed, Institute of Science Index, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Embase databases were searched. Studies evaluating SF biomarkers and clinical outcomes following cartilage repair intervention were included.

Two researchers independently performed data extraction and Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Score 2 (QUADAS-2) analysis. Biomarker inclusion, change following intervention and correlation with clinical outcome was compared.