ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2018
Relation of meniscus pathology to prevalence and worsening of patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study.
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- Semi-quantitative magnetic resonance imaging scoring of the knee detects previous injuries in professional soccer players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Meniscal anterior and posterior horn heights are associated with MRI-defined knee structural abnormalities in middle-aged and elderly patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Knee cartilage damage and concomitant internal derangement on MRI in athletes competing at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics.European journal of radiology open · 2020Article
- Mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage regeneration in dogs.World journal of stem cells · 2019Review
- The effects of lateral meniscus posterior root tears or repair with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the pressure of the patellofemoral joint: A biomechanical evaluation.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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objectiveTo determine the relationship of meniscal damage to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of compartment-specific patellofemoral joint (PFJ) osteoarthritis (OA) at baseline and 2 years later.
methodIndividuals from a prospective cohort of individuals aged 50-79 with or at risk of knee OA were included. At the 60-month and 84-month study visit, Whole-Organ MRI Score (WORMS) was used to assess meniscal tears and extrusions as well as cartilage damage and bone marrow lesions (BMLs) in the medial and lateral patella and trochlea. Worsening of structural features was defined as any increase in WORMS score from 60 to 84 months. Logistic regression was used to determine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relation of meniscus damage to features of compartment-specific PFJ OA.
resultsRelative to knees without lateral meniscal pathology at baseline, those with grades 3-4 lateral meniscal tear and extrusion had greater risk of worsening of cartilage damage in the lateral PFJ 2 years later (Risk ratio: 1.7 [95% CI: 1.1-2.7) and (1.7 [1.2-2.5]), respectively. Relative to those without medial meniscal pathology at baseline, those with grades 1-2 (0.6 [0.4-0.9]) and 3-4 (0.7 [0.5-1.0]) medial meniscal tears had lower risk of worsening of BMLs in the medial PFJ 2 years later.
conclusionMeniscal tear and extrusion are associated with increased risk of medial and lateral PFJ OA and more severe meniscal pathology is associated with worsening of PFJ OA 2 years later. Lateral meniscal pathology appears to be more detrimental to the lateral PFJ.
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