The meniscus in knee osteoarthritis.
Englund, Martin LU
; Guermazi, Ali
and Lohmander, Stefan
LU
(2009)
In Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
35(3).
p.579-579
- Abstract
- The meniscus is a critical tissue in the healthy knee joint because of its shock absorption and load distribution properties. Meniscal damage is a frequent finding on MRI of the osteoarthritis (OA) knee. The damage appears as horizontal, flap, or complex tears; meniscal maceration; or destruction. Asymptomatic meniscal lesions are common incidental findings on knee MRI of the middle-aged or older person. This challenges the health professional in choosing the best treatment. A meniscal tear can lead to knee OA, but knee OA can also lead to a spontaneous meniscal tear. A degenerative meniscal lesion often suggests early-stage knee OA. Surgical resection of nonobstructive degenerate lesions may merely remove evidence of the disorder while... (More)
- The meniscus is a critical tissue in the healthy knee joint because of its shock absorption and load distribution properties. Meniscal damage is a frequent finding on MRI of the osteoarthritis (OA) knee. The damage appears as horizontal, flap, or complex tears; meniscal maceration; or destruction. Asymptomatic meniscal lesions are common incidental findings on knee MRI of the middle-aged or older person. This challenges the health professional in choosing the best treatment. A meniscal tear can lead to knee OA, but knee OA can also lead to a spontaneous meniscal tear. A degenerative meniscal lesion often suggests early-stage knee OA. Surgical resection of nonobstructive degenerate lesions may merely remove evidence of the disorder while the OA and associated symptoms proceed. (Less)
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- Englund, Martin
LU
; Guermazi, Ali
and Lohmander, Stefan
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
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- Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
- volume
- 35
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 579 - 579
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- wos:000276847300008
- pmid:19931804
- scopus:70449470272
- pmid:19931804
- ISSN
- 0889-857X
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.08.004
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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