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Trajectory of cartilage loss within 4 years of knee replacement – a nested case–control study from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.joca.2014.04.016

ISSN

1522-9653

Autores

F. Eckstein, Robert M. Boudreau, Z. Wang, Michael J. Hannon, W. Wirth, Sebastian Cotofana, Ali Guermazi, Frank W. Roemer, Michael C. Nevitt, Markus R. John, C. Ladel, Leena Sharma, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh,

Tópico(s)

Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

Resumo

Knee replacement (KR) represents a clinically important endpoint of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Here we examine the 4-year trajectory of femoro-tibial cartilage thickness loss prior to KR vs non-replaced controls.

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