Towards developing diagnostic criteria for early knee osteoarthritis: data from the CHECK study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a general consensus that a shift in focus towards early diagnosis and treatment of knee OA is warranted. However, there are no validated and widely accepted diagnostic criteria for early knee OA available. The current study aimed to take the first steps towards developing diagnostic criteria for early knee OA.

Methods

Data of 761 individuals with 1185 symptomatic knees at baseline were selected from the CHECK study. For CHECK, individuals with pain/stiffness of the knee, aged 45-65 years, who had no prior consultation or a first consultation with the general practitioner for these symptoms in the past 6 months were recruited and followed for 10 years. A group of 36 experts (17 general practitioners and 19 secondary care physicians) evaluated the medical r

SUBMITTER: Runhaar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8121451 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature