Synovitis in knee osteoarthritis: a precursor of disease?

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Abstract

It is unknown whether joint inflammation precedes other articular tissue damage in osteoarthritis. Therefore, this study aims to determine if synovitis precedes the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (ROA).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann. Rheum. Dis.

Title: Annals of the rheumatic diseases

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-2060

ISSN (Print): 0003-4967

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2016

Volume: 75

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Australia and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

[2 ] University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

[3 ] Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

[4 ] Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.

[5 ] University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

[6 ] Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Australia and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: annrheumdis-2014-205894 Mid ID: NIHMS683134

DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205894

PubMed ID: 25488799

SO-VID: f2d68330-0221-49de-8f35-6abfe10b8827

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Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis,Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Synovitis

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Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Synovitis

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