Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of ACR, EULAR and NICE criteria against clinically relevant knee osteoarthritis; data from the CHECK cohort.
Qiuke WangJos RunhaarMargreet KloppenburgMaarten BoersJohannes W J BijlsmaSita M A Bierma-Zeinstranull nullPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2023)
The diagnoses only moderately overlapped between the three criteria sets. The EULAR criteria seemed to be more suitable for study enrolment (when aimed for recruiting clinically relevant OA knees) given the highest specificities. The NICE criteria, given the highest sensitivities, could be more useful for an initial diagnosis in clinical practice.