Anterior meniscus extrusion is associated with anterior tibial osteophyte width in knee osteoarthritis - The Bunkyo Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In knee osteoarthritis (OA), medial meniscus extrudes both medially and anteriorly. We reported that full-length width of medial tibial osteophyte, which comprises cartilage and bone parts, is directly associated with medial meniscus extrusion in early-stage knee OA and hypothesized that anterior tibial osteophyte (ATO) is also associated with anterior meniscus extrusion (AME). Thus, we aimed to examine their prevalence and relationship.

Methods

Elderly subjects (638 females and 507 males; average 72.9 years old) in the Bunkyo Health Study cohort were enrolled. MRI-detected OA changes were evaluated according to the Whole Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score. ATO was evaluated using the method which can assess both cartilage and bone parts of osteophyte by pseud

SUBMITTER: Adili A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature