Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Nov 2010
Cartilage and meniscus assessment using T1rho and T2 measurements in healthy subjects and patients with osteoarthritis.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate meniscal degeneration in healthy subjects and subjects with osteoarthritis (OA) using T(1ρ) and T(2) measurements and to examine the interrelationship between cartilage and meniscus abnormalities. ⋯ Magnetic Resonance (MR) T(1ρ) and T(2) measurements provide a non-invasive means of detecting and quantifying the severity of meniscal degeneration. Meniscal damage has been implicated in OA progression and is correlated with cartilage degeneration. Early detection of meniscal damage represented by elevations in meniscal relaxation measures may identify subjects at increased risk for OA.
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Nov 2010
The multidimensionality of sleep quality and its relationship to fatigue in older adults with painful osteoarthritis.
To evaluate subjective sleep quality and its relationship to fatigue in older adults with osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ Among older people with OA, poor sleep is highly prevalent and significantly linked with fatigue. Identifying the nature of sleep disturbances in OA is important as treatment of sleep disturbances may reduce OA-related fatigue.