Relationship between magnetic resonance imaging findings, radiological grading, psychological distress and pain in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Marina CarottiFausto SalaffiMarco Di CarloAndrea GiovagnoniPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2017)
In symptomatic KOA patients, MRI features, such as larger BMLs, IFP synovitis, and high levels of psychological distress, are associated with greater knee pain. Confirmation of these findings in the prospective studies of KOA is needed.
Keyphrases
- knee osteoarthritis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- sleep quality
- peritoneal dialysis
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance
- spinal cord
- spinal cord injury
- postoperative pain
- case control