Stratifying Minimal Versus Severe Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis Using a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Protocol.

Mary Monica Bernardo-Bueno Consuelo B Gonzalez-SuarezAndrea Kristina MalvarRonald CuaDaniel FelicianoBee Giok Tan-SalesSvetlana Maris O AycardoMillicent Tan-OngRobert ChanFrancisco De Los Reyes

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)

The study was able to demonstrate that morphologic abnormalities in the ultrasound parameters for LCC, MCC, MCT, and MMP were able to predict significant joint pain in knee osteoarthritis. There were no inflammatory changes that contributed to significant joint pain in this study.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
magnetic resonance imaging
randomized controlled trial
early onset
spinal cord
computed tomography
postoperative pain