Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Mar 2012
Multicenter StudyRadiographic features of knee and hip osteoarthritis represent characteristics of an individual, in addition to severity of osteoarthritis.
To evaluate to what extent radiographic features of knees and hips that are normally related to osteoarthritis (OA) represent characteristics of an individual in addition to OA severity. ⋯ Using digital analyses of radiographic OA, strong correlations between joints within participants were found. These correlations diminished when OA became evident. This has implications for monitoring joint damage in (very) early OA with digital analyses.