Open AccessLongitudinal study of the relationship between knee angle and tibiofemoral cartilage volume in subjects with knee osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Flavia Maria Cicuttini,
Anita E. Wluka,
Judy Hankin,
Yuanyuan Wang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/keh017
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , cartilage , valgus , femur , tibia , knee joint , orthodontics , patella , anatomy , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
There is emerging evidence that knee alignment is associated with progression of osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between baseline knee angle and the rate of cartilage loss in subjects with knee OA.