The study involves the isolation and cellular, molecular and proteomic characterization of synoviocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes from tissue samples obtained from patients undergoing surgery of endo or arthroplasty for osteoarthritis (Experimental Group) or interventions for other causes such as for example periarticular fracture requiring the implantation of a prosthesis (Control Group) Deeper analysis of micro Ribo Nucleic Acid (RNA) and Non Coding RNA expressed by the synoviocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes will be performed in order to understand their possible involvement in pathways of osteogenic differentiation, through suitable experimental in vitro models of co-cultures. In particular, investigators will focus on the cross-talk between synoviocytes and osteoblasts, cell populations involved in the post-surgical articular microenvironment and on which the osteointegration process of the joint prosthesis depends.
The study involves the isolation and cellular, molecular and proteomic characterization of synoviocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes from tissue samples obtained from patients undergoing surgery of endo or arthroplasty for osteoarthritis (Experimental Group) or interventions for other causes such as for example periarticular fracture requiring the implantation of a prosthesis (Control Group)