Being the most common musculoskeletal progressive condition, osteoarthritis is an
interesting target for research. It is estimated that the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) …

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most prevalent chronic joint disease, increases in prevalence with
age, and affects majority of individuals over the age of 65 and is a leading musculoskeletal …

OBJECTIVE: In an effort to evolve semi-quantitative scoring methods based upon limitations
identified in existing tools, integrating expert readers' experience with all available scoring …

The objectives of this study are to review the long-term consequences of injuries to the
anterior cruciate ligament and menisci, the pathogenic mechanisms, and the causes of the …

Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting a large population of
people. The mechanism of this highly prevalent disease is not fully understood. Currently …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee is often performed in patients
who have knee symptoms of unclear cause. When meniscal tears are found, it is commonly …

Background: Tears of the posterior root of the medial meniscus are becoming increasingly
recognized. They can cause rapidly progressive arthritis, yet their biomechanical effects are …

The menisci are internal structures that are of central importance for a healthy knee joint;
they have a key role in the structural progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and the risk of …

OBJECTIVE: To respond to a pre-specified set of questions posed by the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) on defining the disease state to inform the clinical …

Objective Mechanical factors, in particular increased medial knee joint load, are believed to
be important in the structural progression of knee osteoarthritis. This study evaluated the …