Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialIs the severity of knee osteoarthritis on magnetic resonance imaging associated with outcome of exercise therapy?
To evaluate associations between severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and treatment outcomes in knee OA patients treated with exercise therapy in an exploratory study. ⋯ Effectiveness of exercise therapy seems to be independent of OA severity on MRI, except for abnormalities in cartilage integrity and osteophyte formation, both in the PF compartment. Our study suggests that all grades of OA severity on MRI can benefit from professionally supervised exercise therapy, although the effects might be reduced in patients with advanced PF OA.