Knee osteoarthritis patients with more subchondral cysts have altered tibial subchondral bone mineral density

Knee osteoarthritis patients with more subchondral cysts have altered tibial subchondral bone mineral density

Abstract Background Subchondral bone cysts are a widely observed, but poorly understood, feature in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Clinical quantitative computed tomography (QCT) has the potential to characterize cysts in vivo but it is unclear which specific cyst parameters (e.g., number,...

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Main Authors: Wadena D. Burnett, Saija A. Kontulainen, Christine E. McLennan, Diane Hazel, Carl Talmo, David R. Wilson, David J. Hunter, James D. Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Osteoarthritis
Tibia
Bone mineral density
Computed tomography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2388-9

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