Correlation between subcutaneous knee fat thickness and chondromalacia patellae on magnetic resonance imaging of the knee

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 182-186

  Kok, Hong Kuan ^a   Donnellan, John ^a   Ryan, Davinia ^a   Torreggiani, William C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chondromalacia patellae; Fat thickness; Knee pain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Patella

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUBCUTANEOUS KNEE FAT THICKNESS; THICKNESS;

CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE; FAT THICKNESS; KNEE PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880916374     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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