Relation of intra-articular mineralization to knee pain in knee osteoarthritis: A longitudinal analysis in the MOST Study.

Jean W Liew Mohamed JarrayaAli GuermaziJohn LynchNa WangGabriela V RabasaS Reza JafarzadehMichael NevittJames TornerCora E LewisDavid T Felson Tuhina Neogi

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2023)

CT-detected IA mineralization was associated with risk of having more frequent, persistent, and worsening knee pain over two years. Targeting IA mineralization may have therapeutic potential for pain improvement in knee OA.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
pain management
total knee arthroplasty
neuropathic pain
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
magnetic resonance
postoperative pain
data analysis
pet ct