Relationship between knee osteoarthritis and meniscal shape in observation of Japanese patients by using magnetic resonance imaging

Relationship between knee osteoarthritis and meniscal shape in observation of Japanese patients by using magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract Background The aims of this study were to reveal the characteristics of the meniscal shape at each knee osteoarthritis (OA) severity level and to predict trends or patterns of the meniscal shape change as associated with knee OA progression. Methods Fifty-one patients diagnosed with knee OA...

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Main Authors: Tsuneo Kawahara, Takahisa Sasho, Joe Katsuragi, Takashi Ohnishi, Hideaki Haneishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Meniscus
Knee osteoarthritis
Shape measurement
Deformation pattern
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0595-y

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