Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Aug 2010
ReviewA systematic review of radiographic definitions of foot osteoarthritis in population-based studies.
To identify the methods used in population-based epidemiological studies to diagnose radiographic foot osteoarthritis (OA) and to estimate the population prevalence of radiographic foot OA. ⋯ There are comparatively few studies examining radiographic foot OA. Existing studies mainly focus on the first MTP joint and use the K&L grading system. Future studies are needed to quantify the prevalence of radiographic OA at the different joint complexes within the foot.