Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jul 2015
Review Meta AnalysisPain sensitization in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Emerging evidence suggests that pain sensitization plays an important role in pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the evidence for pain sensitization in people with knee OA and the relationship between pain sensitization and symptom severity. ⋯ Evidence from this systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that pain sensitization is present in people with knee OA and may be associated with knee OA symptom severity.