Comparison of tibial cartilage volume and radiologic grade of the tibiofemoral joint

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 682-688

  Cicuttini, F M ^a,b   Wluka, A E ^a   Forbes, A ^a   Wolfe, R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TIBIA;

EID: 0037334258     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10840     Document Type: Article

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