Determining a Threshold of Medial Meniscal Extrusion for Prediction of Knee Pain and Cartilage Damage Progression Over 4 Years: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Yao Liu, Gabby B. Joseph, Sarah C. Foreman, Xiaoming Li, Nancy E. Lane, Michael C. Nevitt, Charles E. McCulloch, Thomas M. Link
Abstract
This threshold could be used to standardize the diagnostic criterion of extrusion and to better characterize the risk for subsequent structural and symptomatic progression of knee osteoarthritis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOsteoarthritisCartilageWOMACCartilage damageKnee painReceiver operating characteristicLogistic regressionInternal medicinePathologyArticular cartilageAnatomyAlternative medicineOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes