Predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures for the occurrence of total knee arthroplasty in knee osteoarthritis

Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Provenance: This is an invited article commissioned by the Academic Editor Dr. Liang Gao (Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany). Comment on: Everhart JS, Abouljoud MM, Kirven JC, et al. Full-Thickness Cartilage Defects Are Important Independent Predictive Factors for Progression to Total Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults with Minimal to Moderate Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2019;101:56-63. Correspondence to: Changhai Ding. Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industry Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510000, China. Email: changhai.ding@utas.edu.au