Periarticular bone predicts knee osteoarthritis progression: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with a substantial public health burden. Quantitative assessments of periarticular bone may be a biomarker capable of monitoring early disease progression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether measures of periarticular bone associate with longitudinal structural progression.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - January 17, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Grace H. Lo, Erika Schneider, Jeffrey B. Driban, Lori Lyn Price, David J. Hunter, Charles B. Eaton, Marc C. Hochberg, Rebecca D. Jackson, C. Kent Kwoh, Michael C. Nevitt, John A. Lynch, Timothy E. McAlindon, For The OAI Investigators Group Source Type: research