OBJECTIVE: To understand the differences in prevalence and incidence estimates of
osteoarthritis (OA), according to case definition, in knee, hip and hand joints. METHOD: A …

Background Articular cartilage defects are most often caused by trauma and osteoarthritis
and less commonly by metabolic disorders of the subchondral bone, such as osteonecrosis …

OBJECTIVE: To respond to a pre-specified set of questions posed by the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) on defining the disease state to inform the clinical …

Objectives Meniscal damage is a recognised feature of knee osteoarthritis (OA), although its
clinical relevance remains uncertain. This study describes vascular penetration and nerve …

The present study examined the prospective value of response expectancies (ie, pain,
sleep) and behavioral outcome expectancies (ie, return to function) in the prediction of pain …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographic
features of osteoarthrosis (OA) of the temporomandibular joints (TMJOA) in human …

Recent data suggest that the risk of paediatric sport injury is high and constitutes a
significant public health burden. A concern regarding long-term consequences of youth …

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is associated with joint malfunction
and chronic disability in the aged population. It is a multifactorial disorder to which several …

An increased circulating level of inflammatory cytokines has been associated with
sarcopenia, functional disability, chronic diseases, and mortality in the elderly. Osteoarthritis …

Background Radiographs are the main outcome measure in epidemiological studies of
osteoarthritis (OA). Ultrasound imaging has unique advantages in that it involves no ionising …