Radiographic methods in knee osteoarthritis: A further comparison of semiflexed (MTP), schuss-tunnel, and weight-bearing anteroposterior views for joint space narrowing and osteophytes

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2597-2601

  Wolfe, Frederick ^a,d   Lane, Nancy E ^b   Buckland Wright, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Radiographic positioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPHYTE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HYPEROSTOSIS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHROGRAPHY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTURE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036894867     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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