Effects of malalignment and disease activity on osteophyte formation in knees of rheumatoid arthritis patients

Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with secondary osteoarthritis (OA) in a knee joint following a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure have been increasing. Here, we investigated osteophyte formation in knee joints of RA patients and associated factors. Methods: We retrospectively examin...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Okumura, Taku Kawasaki, Mitsuhiko Kubo, Takafumi Yayama, Tomohiro Mimura, Kosuke Kumagai, Tsutomu Maeda, Shinji Imai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499020911852