Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Whole joint MRI assessment of surgical cartilage repair of the knee: cartilage repair osteoarthritis knee score (CROAKS).
To develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system for follow-up of knee cartilage repair procedures integrating assessment of the repair site and the whole joint called Cartilage Repair OsteoArthritis Knee Score (CROAKS), and to assess its reliability. ⋯ Combined scoring of the repair site and whole joint assessment for common osteoarthritis features using CROAKS, which is based on experience with two established semi-quantitative scoring tools, is feasible and may be performed with good to excellent reliability.
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe independent and combined effects of intensive weight loss and exercise training on bone mineral density in overweight and obese older adults with osteoarthritis.
To determine the effects of dietary-induced weight loss (D) and weight loss plus exercise (D + E) compared to exercise alone (E) on bone mineral density (BMD) in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ NCT00381290.
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of measurement properties of the P4 pain scale and disease specific pain measures in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
To compare measurement properties of the P4 pain scale, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index pain subscale (WOMAC-pain), and Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) measure in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ P4 should be used to measure pain in patients with knee OA. It had acceptable measurement properties which is comparable to more widely used pain measures. WOMAC-pain shared a factorial structure with WOMAC-function indicating these measures might be capturing the same construct, questioning its validity to measure pain separately from function. ICOAP had acceptable properties. More work should compare pain measures in less severely affected OA populations.
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Comparative Study Observational StudyThe prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis in carpometacarpal joints and its clinical burden in symptomatic community-dwelling adults.
To estimate the prevalence of erosive disease in first carpometacarpal joints (CMCJs) and investigate its clinical impact compared with radiographic thumb base (TB) osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ Erosive disease of first CMCJs was present in 2.2% of subjects with hand pain and was often not accompanied by erosions in IPJs. Erosive disease was associated with TB pain, but not with the level of pain, when compared with radiographic TB OA.