title: Sodium pentosan polysulfate resulted in cartilage improvement in knee osteoarthritis--an open clinical trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.affiliation: Regent and Vice President, Center for Health and Community Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyou, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka city, 814-0180, Fukuoka prefecture, JAPAN.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka city, 814-0180, Fukuoka prefecture, JAPAN.
authors.forename: Yasuhumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, 852-8523, Japan.
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa