ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2018
How precisely does ultrasonographic evaluation reflect the histological status of the articular cartilage of the knee joint?
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- Assessment of morphology, radiopacity gradient and mechanical properties of articular cartilage with contrast-enhanced high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Based Knee Osteoarthritis Severity Assessment and Its Association With Kellgren-Lawrence Grading.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Observational
- Insights of cartilage imaging in cartilage regeneration.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Review
- Increased femoral cartilage thickness in acne patients using isotretinoin: could it be a sign of early osteoarthritis?Archives of dermatological research · 2024Article
- Imaging of Cartilage and Chondral Defects: An Overview.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Adults: An Ultrasound Measurement Comparison.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2023Observational
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- Ultrasonographic Assessment of the Normal Femoral Articular Cartilage of the Knee Joint: Comparison with 3D MRI.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Article
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Abstract
The thickness and the grade of the articular cartilages of the knee of 34 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were evaluated by ultrasound (US) and by histology. The US grade correlated with the histological grade and the thickness of the articular cartilage measured by US. The thickness measured by US was significantly correlated with that measured by histology for the medial condyle. The US thickness was significantly less than the histological thickness for thicker articular cartilages. US grading and the thickness of the articular cartilages evaluated by US is sufficiently reliable to indicate their histological status.
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