Absence of pain in subjects with advanced radiographic knee osteoarthritis.

Kyeong Min SonJeong Im HongDong-Hyun KimDae-Gyu JangMichel D CremaHyun Ah Kim

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)

Our study showed that a considerable number of subjects with KL grade 4 OA did not report pain. In patients whose pain arises from causes other than structural damage of the joint, therapeutic decision based on knee X-ray would lead to suboptimal result. In addition, treatment options focusing solely on cartilage engineering, should be viewed with caution.

Keyphrases

high resolution
knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
mass spectrometry
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
extracellular matrix
contrast enhanced