Ultrasound-detected osteophytes predict the development of radiographic and clinical features of hand osteoarthritis in the same finger joints 5 years later

BACKGROUND: Structural pathology may be present in joints without radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA). Ultrasound is a sensitive tool for early detection of osteophytes. Our aim was to explore whether ultrasound-detected osteophytes (in radiographically and clinically normal finger joints)...

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Autores principales: Mathiessen, Alexander, Slatkowsky-Christensen, Barbara, Kvien, Tore K, Haugen, Ida K, Berner Hammer, Hilde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Osteoarthritis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28879056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000505

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28879056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000505

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