Impact of the joint space width measurement method on the design of knee osteoarthritis studies

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-141

  Bruyère, Olivier ^a,b,c   Henrotin, Yves E ^c   Honoré, Aline ^a,b   Rovati, Lucio C ^d   Seidel, Laurence ^a,b   Dardenne, Charles ^a,b   Reginster, Jean Yves L ^a,b,c,e  

^a WHO Collaborating Center   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Rotta Research Laboratorium   (Italy)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Joint space width; Knee; OA diagnosis; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LENS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038044905     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324491     Document Type: Article

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