Open AccessCartilage degeneration post-meniscectomy performed for degenerative disease versus trauma: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Author(s) -
Jan Neumann,
KaiUwe Kern,
Dong Sun,
Sarah C. Foreman,
Gabby B. Joseph,
Alexandra S. Gersing,
Michael C. Nevitt,
Charles E. McCulloch,
Azien Quitzke,
Thomas M. Link
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
skeletal radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1432-2161
pISSN - 0364-2348
DOI - 10.1007/s00256-019-03267-0
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , cartilage , surgery , orthopedic surgery , cartilage damage , degenerative disease , meniscus , degeneration (medical) , articular cartilage , anatomy , pathology , central nervous system disease , alternative medicine , physics , incidence (geometry) , optics
To compare the extent of cartilage deterioration in knees with prior meniscal resection related to trauma versus knees with resection related to degenerative disease, and to compare cartilage deterioration in knees with meniscal surgery to knees without meniscal surgery, controlling for prior knee trauma.