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Accelerated Knee #Osteoarthritis is Characterized by Destabilizing #Meniscal Tears and Pre‐Radiographic Structural Disease Burden
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/art.40826
At 1 year before the index visit, >75% of adults with AKOA had meniscal damage in ≥2 regions (vs typical KOA: OR=3.19, 95%CI=1.70 to 5.97). By the index visit, meniscal damage in >2 regions was ubiquitous in AKOA; including 42% with a destabilizing meniscal tear (typical KOA=14%). These changes corresponded to larger BMLs and greater cartilage loss.
Conclusion
AKOA is characterized by destabilizing meniscal tears in a knee compromised by meniscal damage in >2 regions, large BMLs, and cartilage loss
Accelerated Knee #Osteoarthritis is Characterized by Destabilizing #Meniscal Tears and Pre‐Radiographic Structural Disease Burden
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/art.40826
At 1 year before the index visit, >75% of adults with AKOA had meniscal damage in ≥2 regions (vs typical KOA: OR=3.19, 95%CI=1.70 to 5.97). By the index visit, meniscal damage in >2 regions was ubiquitous in AKOA; including 42% with a destabilizing meniscal tear (typical KOA=14%). These changes corresponded to larger BMLs and greater cartilage loss.
Conclusion
AKOA is characterized by destabilizing meniscal tears in a knee compromised by meniscal damage in >2 regions, large BMLs, and cartilage loss