Defining radiographic incidence and progression of knee osteoarthritis: Suggested modifications of the Kellgren and Lawrence scale

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1884-1886

  Felson, David T ^a   Niu, Jingbo ^a   Guermazi, Ali ^a   Sack, Burton ^a   Aliabadi, Piran ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INCIDENCE; KELLGREN AND LAWRENCE SCALE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OSTEOPHYTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING; X RAY;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOPHYTE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80053572646     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.155119     Document Type: Short Survey

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