Direct comparison of fixed flexion, Radiography and MRI in knee osteoarthritis: Responsiveness data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-125

  Wirth, W ^a,b   Duryea, J ^c   Hellio Le Graverand, M P ^d   John, M R ^e   Nevitt, M ^f   Buck, R J ^g   Eckstein, F ^a,b  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Chondrometrics GmbH   (Germany)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g StatAnswers Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed flexion; Knee osteoarthritis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiography; Sensitivity to change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIXED FLEXION RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871928537     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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