The prevalence of moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) is high in middle-aged women. This high prevalence is corroborated by strong associations with abnormalities identified with the use of MRI in addition to radiography in patient assessment.
More »Chondroitin sulfphate significantly reduces early cartilage loss and bone marrow lesions in osteoarthritic knees starting after 6 months of treatment, according to the first study to analyze these symptoms using quantitative MRI.
More »Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are offering insights into the processes underlying osteoarthritis of the knee. A study from Australia reveals that combining biomarkers with MRI can help to predict the rate of cartilage loss and the need for joint replacement.
More »Preoperative meniscal extrusion and the severity of cartilage loss and bone marrow edema can be trusted to predict the outcomes of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in middle-aged and elderly patients.
More »Has the sight of a morbidly obese person making his or her way down a supermarket aisle ever led you to wonder what all that weight is doing to the person’s knees? Data from a study supported by the National Institute on Aging indicates it’s probably doing a lot of cartilage damage.
More »3T MRI enhances knee osteoarthritis management
More »Identifying the origins of patellofemoral pain could help create consensus about its cause and treatment, saving patients from a therapeutic merry-go-round. Researchers using MRI and computer modeling techniques are closing in on these origins and are using imaging to chart biochemical changes that...
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