Early Diagnosis of Knee Osteoarthritis With a Natural Language Processing-Driven Approach Based on Clinician Notes: Development and Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common form of knee arthritis that can cause significant disability and affect a patient's quality of life. Although this disease is chronic and irreversible, the patient's condition can be improved and the progression of the disease can be prevented if the disease is diagnosed early and the patient receives appropriate treatment immediately. Therefore, the prediction of knee OA is considered one of the essential steps to effectively diagnose and prevent further severe OA conditions. Knee OA is commonly diagnosed by medical experts or physicians, and the diagnosis of OA is mainly based on patients' laboratory results and medical images, including x-ray and magnetic resonance images. However, diagnosis through such data is often time-consumin

SUBMITTER: Thanyakunsajja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature