ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Association of neuropathic pain with ultrasonographic measurements of femoral cartilage thickness and clinical parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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- High Prevalence of Pain Sensitization in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression.CartilagePooled it
- The Association of Neuropathic Pain with Function, Disease Severity, Emotional Status, Sleep Disturbance, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Frequency and factors associated with neuropathic pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Neuropathic pain in knee osteoarthritis: functional burden beyond cartilage thickness-a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Noradrenergic Locus Coeruleus-CA3 Activation Alleviates Neuropathic Pain and Anxiety- and Depression-Like Behaviors by Suppressing Microglial Neuroinflammation in SNI Mice.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- Quantifying Region-Specific Elastic Properties of Distal Femoral Articular Cartilage: A Shear-Wave Elastography Study.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2022Article
- Sonographic assessment of femoral cartilage thickness in healthy adults.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Histological scoring system for subchondral bone changes in murine models of joint aging and osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Ultrasonographic measurement of femoral cartilage thickness in type II diabetic patients.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Depression Prevalence in Neuropathic Pain and Its Impact on the Quality of Life.Pain research & management · 2020Article
- Recent advances in the treatment of osteoarthritis.F1000Research · 2020Review
- Articular chondrocyte alignment in the rat after surgically induced osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- Quality of life and functional capacity are adversely affected in osteoarthritis patients with neuropathic pain.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate whether neuropathic pain is associated with femoral condylar cartilage thickness, electrical pain threshold, and clinical parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty patients over the age of 40 diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis were enrolled. The PainDETECT questionnaire, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Short Form-36 questionnaire were completed for all patients. Electrical sensory threshold and electrical pain threshold measurements were obtained. Femoral condylar cartilage thickness was determined by means of ultrasound. [Results] PainDETECT scores of 13 or greater were observed in 28 (46.7%) patients, indicating the presence of neuropathic pain. These patients were found to have greater average pain severity, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and depression and anxiety scores and lower Short Form-36 scores than patients without neuropathic pain. Patients with neuropathic pain showed lower knee electrical sensory threshold and pain threshold values on average than patients without neuropathic pain. Femoral condylar cartilage thickness was not different between the two groups. [Conclusion] Neuropathic pain is associated with increased pain severity and decreased functional capacity and adversely affects quality of life and mood in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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