Prevalence of small osteophytes on knee MRI in several large clinical and population-based studies of various age groups and OA risk factors

Osteophytes, also small ones, are an important imaging feature of OA. However, due to their high prevalence on MR, the question has arisen whether these are truly pathophysiologic features of early OA, a result of physiologic aging, or rather a merely transient phenomenon. The aim of this study was...

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Published in:Osteoarthritis and cartilage open 2021-09, Vol.3 (3), p.100187-100187, Article 100187
Main Authors: De Kanter, J.L.M., Oei, E.H.G., Schiphof, D., Van Meer, B.L., Van Middelkoop, M., Reijman, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S.M.A., Runhaar, J., Van der Heijden, R.A.
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Language:English
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Grading
Knee
MRI
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Osteoarthritis
Osteophytes
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Summary:Osteophytes, also small ones, are an important imaging feature of OA. However, due to their high prevalence on MR, the question has arisen whether these are truly pathophysiologic features of early OA, a result of physiologic aging, or rather a merely transient phenomenon. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of osteophytes on MR in various locations of the knee, with special emphasis on small osteophytes, across multiple large studies conducted in our institution comprising a wide range of subjects at different ages. Retrospective explorative study of the prevalence of osteophytes, particularly grade 1 according to MOAKS, among four studies with a wide variety in age and OA risk factors. A large number of grade 1 osteophytes were found in all four studies. The largest number of osteophytes were present in the youngest age group of
ISSN:2665-9131
2665-9131
DOI:10.1016/j.ocarto.2021.100187