The joint line convergence angle (JLCA) correlates with intra-articular arthritis.

Ahmed MabroukJae-Sung AnLoddo GlaucoChristophe JacqueKristian KleyAkash SharmaMatthieu Ollivier

Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2023)

The JLCA progressively increases with osteoarthritis progression in patients with unicompartmental varus knee osteoarthritis. The JLCA can potentially be used as a grading parameter for osteoarthritis progression akin to Ahlbäck and Kellgren-Lawrence grading systems.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
total knee arthroplasty
rheumatoid arthritis
high resolution
protein kinase
mass spectrometry