Two-Year Changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features and Pain in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis.

Sjoerd van BeestHerman M KroonMonique ReijnierseFrits R RosendaalMargreet Kloppenburg Féline P B Kroon

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)

Over 2 years, thumb base pain fluctuated, while MRI features changed in a minority of patients with hand osteoarthritis. Changes in synovitis and BMLs were associated with changes in pain on palpation, even after adjustment for radiographic damage.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
magnetic resonance imaging
pain management
neuropathic pain
rheumatoid arthritis
contrast enhanced
oxidative stress
computed tomography
knee osteoarthritis
spinal cord injury
diffusion weighted imaging