Development of classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: comparative analyses of persons with and without hand osteoarthritis.
Ida K HaugenDavid T FelsonAbhishek AbhishekFrancis BerenbaumSita Bierma-ZeinstraTove BorgenGabriel Herrero BeaumontMariko IshimoriHelgi JonssonFéline P B KroonEmmanuel MaheuRoberta RamondaValentin RitschlTanja Alexandra StammDésirée Mfm van der HeijdeRuth WittoekElsie GreibrokkWilma SmeetsMargreet KloppenburgPublished in: RMD open (2021)
Differences in symptoms, clinical findings, radiographic changes and laboratory tests were found in patients with hand OA versus controls. Radiographic OA features, especially in DIP joints, were best suited to discriminate between groups.