The relationships between patellofemoral bone remodeling, cartilage composition, and vertical loading rate: PET/MRI in isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Loading is invariably an important factor of consideration for understanding the causality flow and parallel existence of articular cartilage and subchondral bone changes. The goal of this study was to investigate the patterns of subregional ¹⁸NaF-SUV vs. T_1p-T₂ associations and vertical ground reaction force loading rates; in isolated patellofemoral-joint-osteoarthritis (PFJ-OA) patients.

Method

Thirty-five isolated PFJ-OA patients, with no tibiofemoral involvement, underwent simultaneous scans in a 3.0T whole-body hybrid positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging scanner. MRI Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring assessments were performed to identify/confirm isolated PFJ-OA knees from bilateral scans. T

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharjee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781082 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature