An update on risk factors for cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis assessed using MRI-based semiquantitative grading methods

European Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 883-893

  Alizai, Hamza ^a,b,c   Roemer, Frank W ^a,b,d   Hayashi, Daichi ^a,b,e   Crema, Michel D ^a,b,f   Felson, David T ^a   Guermazi, Ali ^a,b,g  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HCor   (Brazil)

^g BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Knee osteoarthritis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Risk factors; Semiquantitative scores

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BOSTON LEEDS OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE SCORE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS SCORING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SEMIQUANTITATIVE CLASSIFICATION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WHOLE ORGAN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCORE; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE; KNEE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DISEASES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84925461593     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3464-7     Document Type: Review

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