Association between delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and joint space narrowing and osteophytes: a cohort study in patients with partial meniscectomy with 11 years of follow-up.

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Abstract

To examine the association between the relaxation time (T1Gd) of delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and grade of tibiofemoral joint space narrowing (JSN) and osteophytosis 11 years later, in a cohort of meniscectomized patients.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Osteoarthr. Cartil.

Title: Osteoarthritis and cartilage

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1522-9653

ISSN (Print): 1063-4584

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2014

Volume: 22

Issue: 10

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[1 ] Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: henrik.owman@med.lu.se.

[2 ] Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.

[3 ] Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

[4 ] Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

[5 ] Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.