Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Oct 2012
Review Meta AnalysisQuantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To systematically review the use of quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain characterisation (phenotyping) in osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ QST of PPTs demonstrated good ability to differentiate between people with OA and healthy controls. Lower PPTs in people with OA in affected sites may suggest peripheral, and in remote sites central, sensitisation. PPT measurement merits further evaluation as a tool for phenotyping OA pain.