Radiographic grading for knee osteoarthritis. A revised scheme that relates to alignment and deformity

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 641-644

  Cooke, T Derek V ^a,b   Kelly, Brian P ^a   Harrison, Laurie ^a   Mohamed, Gamal ^a   Khan, Bashir ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Deformity; Grading scheme; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; DEFORMITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBLUXATION; TIBIA;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIBIA;

EID: 0344923764     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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