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Bashekah KA, Zagzoug ME, Banaja AW, Alghamdi AA, Mishiming OS, Jan MA, Kemawi OA, Alharbi BA, Althagafi AA, Aljifri SM. Prevalence and Characteristics of Knee Osteoarthritis Among the General Public in Saudi Arabia. Cureus 2023; 15:e47666. [PMID: 38021677 PMCID: PMC10670982 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and progressive knee joint condition that is influenced by multiple factors. This research aims to examine the prevalence and characteristics of knee OA among the general public in Saudi Arabia. Methodology This cross-sectional online survey was conducted in September 2023 in Saudi Arabia. This research used a previously developed questionnaire to validate the diagnosis of OA, which was performed in accordance with the diagnostic criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index questionnaire (WOMAC) was used to examine the severity and characteristics of knee OA patients. A binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the variables that influence the severity of knee OA and the likelihood of developing OA. Results A total of 1,019 individuals participated in this study. Around one-third of the participants (34.5%) fulfilled the ACR criteria for knee OA diagnosis. Overall, the mean WOMAC score was 34.1 (18.8) out of 96, which represents 35.5% of the maximum obtainable score and demonstrates a low degree of knee OA severity. The mean pain sub-scale score was 7.4 (3.8) out of 20, which represents 37.0% of the maximum obtainable score and demonstrates a low level of pain intensity. The mean stiffness sub-scale score was 2.7 (1.8) out of 8, which represents 33.8% of the maximum obtainable score and demonstrates a low degree of stiffness in joints. The mean physical function sub-scale score was 24.0 (14.0) out of 68, which represents 35.3% of the maximum obtainable score and demonstrates a low level of physical function difficulty. Females, older participants (above 40 years), those with high body mass index (28.8 kg/cm2 and higher), non-smokers, those with comorbidities, those who did not practice daily physical activity, those who had a family history of knee OA, and those who suffered from flat feet, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or back or hip pain were more likely to develop knee OA and have severe OA (p < 0.05). Conclusions The findings of this study demonstrated a significant prevalence rate of knee OA and highlighted a discrepancy between the rates obtained by diagnostic criteria and those determined through clinical diagnosis. Several significant factors that contribute to the development of OA encompass lifestyle choices such as food and exercise, familial predisposition, genetic influences, and the presence of comorbidities. To effectively tackle this intricate matter, it is imperative to adopt a patient-centered strategy and prioritize early intervention.
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Ahrar H, Aghili K, Sobhan MR, Mahdinezhad-Yazdi M, Akbarian-Bafghi MJ, Neamatzadeh H. Association of rs2234693 and rs9340799 polymorphisms of estrogen Receptor-1 gene with radiographic defined knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis. J Orthop 2019; 16:234-240. [PMID: 30906130 PMCID: PMC6411600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of ESR1 rs2234693 and rs9340799 polymorphisms with radiographic defined knee osteoarthritis (OA), a case-control and meta-analysis was performed. METHODS A total of 25 case-control studies with 7,144 cases and 8,468 controls with were included. RESULTS There was a significant association between rs2234693 polymorphism and radiographic knee OA under heterozygote model (CT vs. TT: OR = 1.164, 95% CI 1.053-1.286, p = 0.003). However, there was no association between rs9340799 and radiographic knee OA. In subgroup analysis by ethnicity, risk estimates were not augmented. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that the ESR1 rs2234693 polymorphism might be associated with radiographic defined knee OA, but not rs9340799.
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- Hossein Ahrar
- Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
- Maternal and Neonatal Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Bone shape mediates the relationship between sex and incident knee osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19:331. [PMID: 30208910 PMCID: PMC6136224 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2251-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Knee bone shape differs between men and women and the incidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is higher in women than in men. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine whether the observed difference in the incidence of knee radiographic OA (ROA) between men and women is mediated by bone shape. Methods We randomly sampled 304 knees from the OAI with incident ROA (i.e., development of Kellgren/Lawrence grade ≥ 2 by month 48) and 304 knees without incident ROA. We characterized distal femur and proximal tibia shape on baseline radiographs using Statistical Shape Modeling. If a specific bone shape was associated with the risk of incident ROA, marginal structural models were generated to assess the mediation effect of that bone shape on the relation of sex and risk of incident knee ROA adjusting for baseline covariates. Results Case and control participants were similar by age, sex and race, but case knees were from higher body mass index (BMI) participants (29.4 vs. 27.0; p < 0.001). Women had 49% increased odds of incident knee ROA compared with men (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.49, 95% Confidence Interval (C.I.): 1.04, 2.12). There was an inconsistent mediation effect for tibial mode 2 between sex and incident knee ROA, with an indirect effect OR of 0.96 (95% C.I.: 0.91–1.00) and a direct effect OR of 1.56 (95% C.I.: 1.08–2.27), suggesting a protective effect for this mode. Similar findings were also observed for the mediation effect of tibia mode 10 and femur mode 4. These shape modes primarily involved differences in the angular relation of the heads to the shafts of the femur and tibia. Conclusions Distal femur and proximal tibia bone shapes partially and inconsistently mediated the relationship between sex and incident knee OA. Women had a higher risk of incident ROA, and specific bone shapes modestly protected them from even higher risk of ROA. The clinical significance of these findings warrant further investigation.
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Pan F, Blizzard L, Tian J, Cicuttini F, Winzenberg T, Ding C, Jones G. The interaction between weight and family history of total knee replacement with knee cartilage: a 10-year prospective study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2017; 25:227-233. [PMID: 27789341 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although being overweight or obese is an important risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA), the interplay between weight and genetic factors remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the associations between weight and knee cartilage volume/defects over 10 years in offspring having at least one parent with a total knee replacement (TKR) for primary knee OA and in controls without a knee OA family history. METHOD 367 participants (183 offspring and 184 controls) aged from 26 to 61 years were recruited at baseline, and followed at 2 and 10 years later. T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right knee was used to measure cartilage volume/defects at each time-point. Mixed-effects models were used with adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS Study participants were middle-age adults (mean age 45 years, mean weight 77.5 kg at baseline). In multivariable analysis, increasing body weight was deleteriously associated with medial tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β = -0.28 ml, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI -0.49 to -0.07) and presence of medial tibiofemoral cartilage defects (RR = 1.27, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.51) in offspring over 10 years. Similar associations were observed for lateral tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β = -0.19 ml, P = 0.059), and defects (RR = 1.24, P = 0.049). However, there were no statistically significant associations between weight and cartilage volume or defects in controls. CONCLUSION The adverse effects of increasing weight are stronger in the offspring of people with knee replacement for knee OA suggesting genetics-environment interaction with regard to overweight/obesity in the pathogenesis of knee OA particularly in the early stages.
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- F Pan
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3181, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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Ijaz Khan H, Chou L, Aitken D, McBride A, Ding C, Blizzard L, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Correlation Between Changes in Global Knee Structures Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiographic Osteoarthritis Changes Over Ten Years in a Midlife Cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2016; 68:958-64. [DOI: 10.1002/acr.22778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hussain Ijaz Khan
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart; Tasmania Australia
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McBride A, Khan HI, Aitken D, Chou L, Ding C, Blizzard L, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Does cartilage volume measurement or radiographic osteoarthritis at baseline independently predict ten-year cartilage volume loss? BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016; 17:54. [PMID: 26832148 PMCID: PMC4736132 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-0900-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to examine whether cartilage volume as measured by MRI and radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) at baseline predict cartilage volume loss over ten years independent of each other and other structural co-pathologies. Methods 219 participants [mean-age 45(26–61); 57 % female] were studied at baseline and ten years. Approximately half were the adult offspring of subjects who underwent knee replacement for OA and the remainder were randomly selected controls. Joint space narrowing (JSN) and osteophytes were assessed on radiographs and cartilage volume (tibiofemoral), cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions and meniscal tears/extrusion were assessed on MRI. Results Mean absolute and percentage per annum cartilage volume loss was 1284 mm3 and 1.91 % respectively in the medial compartment and 1007 mm3 and 1.38 % respectively in the lateral compartment. Higher baseline tibiofemoral cartilage volume was independently associated with greater absolute cartilage volume loss in both medial (β(95 % CI) = −300 (−399,−200)) and lateral (β = −338 (−443,−233)) compartments and percentage per annum loss in the lateral compartment(β = −0.15 (−0.29, −0.01)). Baseline JSN and osteophytes were associated with cartilage volume loss in the univariable analysis, however these associations did not persist after adjustment for other structural co-pathologies. Conclusion Cross-sectional cartilage volume measurement independently predicts cartilage volume loss over 10 years and can be used to identify fast progressors in clinical trials. Radiographic JSN and osteophytes on the other hand are a reflection of other co-pathologies assessed on MRI and do not independently predict cartilage volume loss over 10 years.
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- Andrew McBride
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
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Khan HI, Aitken D, Ding C, Blizzard L, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Natural history and clinical significance of meniscal tears over 8 years in a midlife cohort. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016; 17:4. [PMID: 26728980 PMCID: PMC4700611 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0862-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background There is limited longitudinal data available on the natural history of meniscal tears especially in middle-aged adults with a low prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to describe the natural history of meniscal tears over 8 years and the relationship with change in knee pain and structures. Methods One hundred ninety eight participants [mean age 47 (28–63); 57 % female] were studied at baseline and 8 years later. Approximately half were the adult offspring of subjects who had a knee replacement performed for knee OA and the remainder were randomly selected controls. Meniscal tears/extrusion, cartilage volume/defects, bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and effusion were assessed on MRI. Knee pain was assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. Results 22 % of the participants had at least one meniscal tear at any site at baseline. Over 8 years, 16 % of the participants had an increase in severity of meniscal tears while none improved. Increase in meniscal tear score was associated with worsening knee pain (β = +2.81 (+1.40, +4.22)), with offspring having a significantly greater increase in pain severity compared to controls. BMI and presence of osteophytes at baseline, but not knee injury, predicted change in tears, whereas change in meniscal tears was independently associated with cartilage volume loss, change in BMLs and change in meniscal extrusion. Conclusion Change in meniscal tears shares risk factors with knee OA and is independently associated with worsening knee pain and structural damage suggesting that meniscal tears are on the knee OA causal pathway.
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- Hussain Ijaz Khan
- Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23, 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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- Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23, 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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- Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23, 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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- Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23, 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Medical Science 1 Building, Private Bag 23, 17-Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia.
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Zeng C, Wei J, Lei GH. Does it make sense to investigate whether the offspring of people with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis have a higher risk of worsening knee pain? Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 74:e44. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Pan F, Khan H, Ding C, Winzenberg T, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Familial effects on structural changes relevant to knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015; 23:559-64. [PMID: 25595697 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (OA), but which knee structural changes mediate this is unclear. This study aimed to describe the differences in knee structural changes over 8-10 years between offspring having at least one parent with total knee replacement (TKR) for severe primary knee OA and controls with no family history of knee OA. DESIGN 115 offspring (mean age 45 years) with a family history of TKR for severe knee OA were compared with 104 (mean age 46 years) controls. T1 or T2-weighted fat saturated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed respectively to evaluate knee cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions (BMLs), meniscal extrusion and tears at baseline and 10 years. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to adjust for potential confounders. RESULTS Offspring had a greater increase in cartilage defect score (1.03 vs 0.52, P = 0.007) and meniscal extrusion score (0.28 vs 0.10, P = 0.027) over 10 years, and a greater increase in meniscal tear score (0.40 vs 0.10, P = 0.012) over 8 years in the medial but not the lateral tibiofemoral compartment. Changes in BMLs over 8-years were not different between the two groups. These associations were independent of potential confounders, and strengthened after further adjustment for each other. CONCLUSION With the exception of BMLs, offspring with a family history of knee OA have a greater risk of increases in multiple knee structural abnormalities in the medial tibiofemoral compartment suggesting pleiotropic familial effects.
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- F Pan
- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 St. Denis Street, Pavillon R, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 St. Denis Street, Pavillon R, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3181, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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Khan HI, Aitken D, Chou L, McBride A, Ding C, Blizzard L, Pelletier JP, Pelletier JM, Cicuttini F, Jones G. A family history of knee joint replacement increases the progression of knee radiographic osteoarthritis and medial tibial cartilage volume loss over 10 years. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015; 23:203-9. [PMID: 25464166 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Osteoarthritis (OA) has a genetic component but it is uncertain if the offspring of those with knee OA are at a greater risk. The aim of this study was to describe radiographic OA (ROA) progression and cartilage loss over 10 years in a midlife cohort with some having a family history of OA and some community based controls. METHODS 220 participants [mean-age 45 (26-61); 57% female] were studied at baseline and 10 years. Half were adult offspring of subjects who underwent knee replacement for OA and the remainder were randomly selected controls. Joint space narrowing (JSN) and osteophytes were assessed on radiographs and cartilage volume (tibial, femoral and patellar), cartilage defects, bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and meniscal tears were assessed on Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). RESULTS For ROA, there was a significant difference between offspring and controls in unadjusted analysis for change in total ROA, medial JSN, total medial, total lateral and total osteophyte scores. This difference persisted for medial JSN (difference in ratios = +1.93 (+1.04, +3.51)) only, after adjustment for confounders and baseline differences. In unadjusted analysis for cartilage loss, offspring lost more cartilage at the medial tibial (difference in means = -79.13 (-161.92, +3.71)) site only. This difference became of borderline significance after adjustment for baseline differences (P = 0.055). CONCLUSION The offspring of subjects having a total knee replacement have a greater worsening of ROA (both JSN and osteophytes) and higher medial tibial cartilage volume loss over 10 years. Most of these changes are mediated by differences in baseline characteristics of offspring and controls except for increase in medial JSN.
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- H I Khan
- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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Pan F, Ding C, Winzenberg T, Khan H, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Cicuttini F, Jones G. The offspring of people with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis have a higher risk of worsening knee pain over 8 years. Ann Rheum Dis 2014; 75:368-73. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Pan F, Tian J, Winzenberg T, Ding C, Jones G. Association between GDF5 rs143383 polymorphism and knee osteoarthritis: an updated meta-analysis based on 23,995 subjects. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:404. [PMID: 25467786 PMCID: PMC4265459 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies investigating the association between GDF5 rs143383 polymorphism and knee osteoarthritis (OA) have suggested stronger associations in Asians than Caucasians, but limitations on the amount of available data have meant that a definitive assessment has not been possible. Given the availability of more recent data, the aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the overall association between GDF5 rs143383 polymorphism and knee OA and whether the association varies by ethnicity. METHODS Searches of Medline, Embase, and ISI Web of Science were conducted up to July 2013. Summary odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the strength of association between the GDF5 polymorphism and knee OA risk. RESULTS A total of 20 studies with 23,995 individuals were included. There were weak but significant associations present between the GDF5 polymorphism and knee OA at the allele level (C vs. T: OR =0.85, 95% CI = 0.80-0.90) and genotype level (CC vs. TT: OR = 0.73; CT vs. TT: OR = 0.84; CC/CT vs. TT: OR = 0.81; CC vs. CT/TT OR = 0.81) in the overall population. In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, we observed a strong significant association (OR = 0.60 to 0.80, all P <0.05) in Asian population and weaker associations (OR =0.78 to 0.87, all P <0.05) in Caucasian population; however marked heterogeneity was detected in all models except for CC vs. TT (I2 = 12.9%) and CC vs. CT + TT (I2 = 0.0%) in Asians. CONCLUSIONS These results strongly suggest that the C allele and CC genotype of the GDF5 gene are protective for knee OA susceptibility across different populations.
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- Feng Pan
- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
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Foong YC, Khan HI, Blizzard L, Ding C, Cicuttini F, Jones G, Aitken D. The clinical significance, natural history and predictors of bone marrow lesion change over eight years. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:R149. [PMID: 25022807 PMCID: PMC4223560 DOI: 10.1186/ar4611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction There is increasing evidence to suggest that bone marrow lesions (BMLs) play a key role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is a lack of long term data. The aim of this study was to describe the natural history of knee BMLs, their association with knee pain and examine predictors of BML change over eight years. Methods A total of 198 subjects (109 adult offspring of subjects who had a knee replacement and 89 community-based controls) were studied. Knee pain and BML size were assessed at two and ten year visits. Results At the two year visit, 64% of participants (n = 127) had 229 BMLs (34% patella, 26% femoral and 40% tibial). Over eight years, 24% (55/229) increased in size, 55% (125/229) remained stable and 21% (49/229) decreased in size or resolved completely. Of the participants without BMLs at baseline, 52% (37/71) developed incident BMLs. After adjusting for confounders, eight year change in total BML size was associated with change in knee pain in offspring (β = 2.50, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96 to 4.05) but not controls. This association was stronger in males. Incident BMLs were associated with increase in pain (β = 3.60, 95% CI 1.14 to 6.05). Body mass index (BMI) and strenuous activity (but not radiographic osteoarthritis or smoking) were associated with an increase in BML size. Conclusion In this midlife cohort, the proportion of BMLs increasing in size was similar to those decreasing in size with the majority remaining stable. Change in BMLs was predicted by BMI and strenuous activity. An increase in BML size or a new BML resulted in an increase in pain especially in males and those with a family history of OA.
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Chundru R, Baum T, Nardo L, Nevitt MC, Lynch J, McCulloch CE, Link TM. Focal knee lesions in knee pairs of asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects with OA risk factors--data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:e367-73. [PMID: 23540944 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To better understand the relationship between knee pain and bilateral knee lesions, we compared focal knee lesions in knee pairs of subjects with no, unilateral, and bilateral knee pain, and risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but no radiographic knee OA. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined both knees of 120 subjects from the Osteoarthritis Initiative database. We randomly selected 60 subjects aged 45-55 years with OA risk factors, no knee pain (WOMAC pain score=0) and no radiographic OA (KL-score ≤1) in both knees. We also selected two comparison groups with OA risk factors and no radiographic OA in both knees, but with knee pain (WOMAC pain score ≥5): 30 subjects with right only knee pain and 30 subjects with bilateral knee pain. All subjects underwent 3T MRI of both knees and focal knee lesions were assessed. RESULTS Statistically significant associations between prevalence of focal lesions in the right and left knee with odds ratios up to 13.5 were found in all three subject groups. Focal knee lesions were generally not associated with pain in analyses comparing knee pairs of subjects with unilateral knee pain (p>0.05). The prevalence and severity of focal knee lesions were not significantly different in knee pairs of subjects with no knee pain and those with bilateral knee pain (p>0.05). CONCLUSION Focal knee lesions in the right and left knee of subjects with OA risk factors were positively associated with each other independent of knee pain status, and were not statistically significant different between knees in subjects with unilateral knee pain.
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- Renu Chundru
- Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
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Ding C, Cicuttini F, Scott F, Cooley H, Jones G. Knee Structural Alteration and BMI: A Cross-sectional Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 13:350-61. [PMID: 15800294 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the associations among BMI, knee cartilage morphology, and bone size in adults. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES A cross-sectional convenience sample of 372 male and female subjects (mean age, 45 years; range, 26 to 61 years) was studied. Knee articular cartilage defect score (0 to 4) and prevalence (defect score of >/=2), volume, and thickness, as well as bone surface area and/or volume, were determined at the patellar, tibial, and femoral sites using T1-weighted fat-saturation magnetic resonance imaging. Height, weight, BMI, and radiographic osteoarthritis were measured by standard protocols. RESULTS In multivariate analysis in the whole group, BMI was significantly associated with knee cartilage defect scores (beta: +0.016/kg/m(2) to +0.083/kg/m(2), all p < 0.05) and prevalence (odds ratio: 1.05 to 1.12/kg/m(2), all p < 0.05 except for the lateral tibiofemoral compartment). In addition, BMI was negatively associated with patellar cartilage thickness only (beta = -0.021 mm/kg/m(2); p = 0.039) and was positively associated with tibial bone area (medial: beta = +7.1 mm(2)/kg/m(2), p = 0.001; lateral: beta = +3.2 mm(2)/kg/m(2), p = 0.037). Those who were obese also had higher knee cartilage defect severity and prevalence and larger medial tibial bone area but no significant change in cartilage volume or thickness compared with those of normal weight. DISCUSSION This study suggests that knee cartilage defects and tibial bone enlargement are the main structural changes associated with increasing BMI particularly in women. Preventing these changes may prevent knee osteoarthritis in overweight and obese subjects.
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- Changhai Ding
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
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ANTONY BENNY, DING CHANGHAI, STANNUS OLIVER, CICUTTINI FLAVIA, JONES GRAEME. Association of Baseline Knee Bone Size, Cartilage Volume, and Body Mass Index with Knee Cartilage Loss Over Time: A Longitudinal Study in Younger or Middle-aged Adults. J Rheumatol 2011; 38:1973-80. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.101309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective.To determine the association of knee bone size, cartilage volume, and body mass index (BMI) at baseline with knee cartilage loss over 2 years in younger or middle-aged adults.Methods.A total of 324 subjects (mean age 45 yrs, range 26–61) were measured at baseline and about 2 years later. Knee cartilage volume and bone size were determined using T1-weighted fat-saturated magnetic resonance imaging.Results.In multivariable analysis, baseline knee bone size was negatively associated with annual change in knee cartilage volume at medial and lateral tibial sites (ß = −0.62% to −0.47%/cm2, all p < 0.001). The associations disappeared at medial tibial site after adjustment for baseline cartilage volume and became of borderline statistical significance at lateral tibial site after adjustment for both baseline cartilage volume and osteophytes (ß = −0.29, p = 0.059). Baseline knee cartilage volume was consistently and negatively associated with annual change in knee cartilage volume at all 3 medial tibial, lateral tibial, and patellar sites (ß = −4.41% to −1.37%/ml, all p < 0.001). Baseline BMI was negatively associated with an annual change in knee cartilage volume, but only in subjects within the upper tertile of baseline cartilage volume, even after adjusting for cartilage defects (ß = −0.16% to −0.34%/kg/m2, all p < 0.05).Conclusion.Our study suggests that both higher baseline tibial bone area and knee cartilage volume (most likely due to cartilage swelling) are associated with greater knee cartilage loss over 2 years. A higher BMI was associated with greater knee cartilage loss only in subjects with higher baseline cartilage volume.
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Williams FM, Zhai G, Spector TD. Genetics of osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-06551-1.00174-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Specker BL, Wey HE, Binkley TL, Beare TM, Smith EP, Rauch F. Higher BMC and areal BMD in children and grandchildren of individuals with hip or knee replacement. Bone 2010; 46:1000-5. [PMID: 20056177 PMCID: PMC2842471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relationship between aBMD and osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. We compared aBMD, BMC and bone size among children and grandchildren of Hutterites with hip or knee replacement (n=23 each) to children and grandchildren of age- and sex-matched controls (178 children and 267 grandchildren). There were no differences in anthropometric measures or activity levels between case and control probands, but femoral neck (FN) and spine (LS) aBMD and Z-scores were greater in cases than controls (0.89 vs. 0.80 g/cm2; 1.15 vs. 1.03 g/cm2; 1.5 vs. 0.8; 2.4 vs. 1.2: all p<0.05). Hip, FN and LS aBMD (1.05 vs. 0.97, 0.92 vs. 0.84, 1.15 vs. 1.03 g/cm2), BMC (34.1 vs. 32.0, 4.58 vs. 4.27, 69.5 vs. 62.4 g) and Z-scores (1.0 vs. 0.4; 0.9 vs. 0.2; 1.3 vs. 0.2) were greater in daughters of cases than controls (hip BMC p=0.06, others p<0.05); there were no differences between sons. Grandchildren (aged 8-39 years) were categorized as growing (premenarcheal or male<14 years) or not growing (> or =2 years post-menarcheal or males> or =18 years): 33 were not classified. Post-menarcheal, but not premenarcheal, granddaughters of cases had greater hip, FN and LS aBMD Z-scores (0.7 vs. -0.1; 0.6 vs. -0.1; 0.8 vs. -0.3); greater hip and spine aBMD (1.03 vs. 0.95, 1.10 vs. 0.98 g/cm2); greater femoral neck and spine BMC (4.77 vs. 4.21, 66.7 vs. 55.4 g); and greater spine bone area (60.7 vs. 56.6 cm2) compared to granddaughters of controls (all, p<0.05), which remained significant when height, weight, and age were included as covariates. Growing grandsons of cases were taller and heavier than control grandsons, and a greater hip aBMD among grandsons of cases (0.88 vs. 0.76 g/cm2) was the only bone difference that remained significant after taking into account body size differences. Grandsons who were not growing had greater spine bone area (1.19 vs. 1.08 cm2) if their grandparent had OA compared to grandsons whose grandparents did not have OA. We speculate that there is a genetic basis for OA that leads to early differences in growth patterns among boys and greater peak bone mass and aBMD among girls.
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- EA Martin Program, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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- Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the elderly. A large body of evidence, including familial aggregation and classic twin studies, indicates that primary OA has a strong hereditary component that is likely polygenic in nature. Traits related to OA, such as longitudinal changes in cartilage volume and progression of radiographic features, are also under genetic control. In recent years several linkage analyses and candidate gene studies have been performed and unveiled some of the specific genes involved in disease risk, such as FRZB and GDF5. This article discusses the impact that future genome-wide association scans can have on our understanding of the pathogenesis of OA and on identifying individuals at high risk for developing severe OA.
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- Ana M Valdes
- Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas Hospital Campus, Kings College, London School of Medicine, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the elderly. A large body of evidence, including familial aggregation and classic twin studies, indicates that primary OA has a strong hereditary component that is likely polygenic in nature. Furthermore, traits related to OA, such as longitudinal changes in cartilage volume and progression of radiographic features, are also under genetic control. In recent years, several linkage analysis and candidate gene studies have been performed and have unveiled some of the specific genes involved in disease risk, such as FRZB and GDF5. The authors discuss the impact that future genome-wide association scans can have on our understanding of the pathogenesis of OA and on identifying individuals at high risk for developing severe OA.
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- Ana M Valdes
- Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, Kings College London School of Medicine, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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Ding C, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Abram F, Raynauld JP, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Knee meniscal extrusion in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: association with greater loss of cartilage volume. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 9:R21. [PMID: 17359552 PMCID: PMC1906796 DOI: 10.1186/ar2132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We conducted a longitudinal study (duration 2 years), including 294 individuals (mean age 45 years, 58% female), in order to examine associations between meniscal extrusion, knee structure, radiographic changes and risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort. Meniscal extrusion, tibiofemoral cartilage defect score and cartilage volume, and tibial plateau bone area were determined using T1-weighted fat-saturated magnetic resonance imaging. At baseline the presence of medial meniscal extrusion was significantly associated with body mass index (odds ratio [OR] per kg/m2 = 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02–1.25), past knee injury (positive versus negative history: OR = 3.73, 95% CI = 1.16–11.97), medial tibial bone area (OR per cm2 = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.02–1.85), and osteophytes (OR per grade = 4.89, 95% CI = 1.59–15.02). Two-year longitudinal data revealed that medial meniscal extrusion at baseline was associated with a greater rate of loss of medial tibiofemoral cartilage volume (extrusion versus no extrusion: -1.4%/year; P < 0.05) and greater risk for increased medial femoral cartilage defects (OR = 2.59, 95% CI = 1.14–5.86) and lateral tibial cartilage defects (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.03–6.76). However, the latter two associations became nonsignificant after adjustment for tibial bone area and osteophytes. This study suggests that increasing body mass index and bone size, past knee injury, and osteophytes may be causally related to meniscal extrusion. Most importantly, meniscal extrusion at baseline is associated with greater loss of knee cartilage over 2 years, and this seems to be mediated mostly by subchondral bone changes, suggesting extrusion represents one pathway between bone expansion and cartilage loss.
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- Changhai Ding
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000, Australia
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke St East, Montreal H2L 4M1, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke St East, Montreal H2L 4M1, Canada
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- ArthroVision Inc., 1871 rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal H2K 1B6, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke St East, Montreal H2L 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3181, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, 199 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000, Australia
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Gratzke C, Hudelmaier M, Hitzl W, Glaser C, Eckstein F. Knee cartilage morphologic characteristics and muscle status of professional weight lifters and sprinters: a magnetic resonance imaging study. Am J Sports Med 2007; 35:1346-53. [PMID: 17376857 DOI: 10.1177/0363546507299746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whereas muscle and bone mass have been shown to strongly depend on mechanical stimulation (loading history), this relationship has not been established for articular cartilage. HYPOTHESIS Subjects with high muscle strength display thicker knee cartilage and larger joint surface areas than nonathletic volunteers, and knee cartilage morphologic characteristics correlate more strongly with muscle force than with muscle cross-sectional areas. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Fourteen young, healthy adult professional athletes (7 weight lifters and 7 bobsled sprinters) were examined and compared with 14 adult nonathletic volunteers who had never performed strength training. Muscle moments were measured with a dynamometer and muscle cross-sectional areas and knee cartilage morphologic characteristics with magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Weight lifters and sprinters displayed significantly (P < .001) larger extensor muscle moments and cross-sectional areas. They showed significantly greater (P < .01) patellar cartilage thickness than nonathletic volunteers (+14% [95% confidence interval, 6% to 22%] and +17% [95% confidence interval, 9% to 26%], respectively) but no significant differences in the cartilage thickness of the other knee joint cartilage plates or joint surface areas. Muscle moments did not correlate more strongly with knee cartilage volume or thickness than muscle cross-sectional areas of the thigh. CONCLUSIONS Direct measurements of muscle forces do not predict cartilage thickness more accurately than muscle cross-sectional areas. These findings suggest that cartilage thickness has much less ability, if any, to adapt to mechanical loading than muscle. Large cohorts of athletes will need to be studied to detect potentially significant differences in cartilage versus nonathletic controls.
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- Christian Gratzke
- Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Ding C, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Tibial subchondral bone size and knee cartilage defects: relevance to knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007; 15:479-86. [PMID: 17291789 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 12/29/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Unlike knee plain radiography which can only detect joint space narrowing and osteophytes, magnetic resonance imaging can directly visualize and analyse the whole knee structure, including bone size, cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume. Tibial subchondral bone area expansion may be primary and is associated with risk factors such as age, body mass index (BMI), genetics and/or limb malalignment. It can lead to the development of knee defects, which may also be caused by demographic, anthropometric and environmental factors such as age, female sex, BMI and smoking as well as structural changes such as osteophytes, bone marrow lesions, meniscal tears, meniscal extrusion and ligament abnormalities. Once knee cartilage defects develop, they have a variable natural history but are associated with subsequent cartilage loss in a dose-response manner. Both tibial subchondral bone area and knee cartilage defects are quantitatively related to the severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and predictive of the need for knee joint replacement in subjects with knee OA independent of radiographic change. Taken as a whole, these studies suggest that tibial subchondral bone expansion and cartilage defect development represent important targets for the prevention of cartilage loss and joint replacement.
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- C Ding
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
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Ding C, Cicuttini F, Blizzard L, Jones G. Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R8. [PMID: 16356187 PMCID: PMC1526579 DOI: 10.1186/ar1835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Revised: 08/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To describe the differences in knee structure and non-knee structural factors between offspring having at least one parent with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis and age- and sex-matched controls with no family history of knee osteoarthritis, a population-based longitudinal study of 163 matched pairs (mean age 45 years, range 26 to 61) was performed at baseline and about 2 years later. Knee cartilage defect score (0 to 4), cartilage volume and bone size were determined with T1-weighted fat saturation magnetic resonance imaging. Body mass index (BMI), lower-limb muscle strength, knee pain, physical work capacity at 170 beats/minute (PWC170) and radiographic osteoarthritis were measured by standard protocols. In comparison with controls, offspring had higher annual knee cartilage loss (-3.1% versus -2.0% at medial tibial site, -1.9% versus -1.1% at lateral tibial site and -4.7% versus -3.7% at patellar site, all P < 0.05), a greater increase in medial cartilage defect score (+0.15 versus -0.01, P < 0.05) and a greater decline in PWC170 (-0.7 watts/kg versus -0.4 watts/kg, P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in change in BMI, lower-limb muscle strength, knee pain or tibial bone area between these two groups; however, the differences in knee cartilage loss and cartilage defect change decreased in magnitude and became non-significant after adjustment for baseline cartilage volume, tibial bone area, BMI and knee pain. This longitudinal study suggests that knee cartilage loss, change in cartilage defects and decrease in physical fitness all have roles in the development of knee osteoarthritis, which is most probably polygenic but may reflect a shared environment. Importantly, the cartilage changes are largely dependent on baseline differences in cartilage volume, tibial bone area, BMI and knee pain, suggesting that these factors might have a role in their initiation.
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- Changhai Ding
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Melbourne, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Eckstein F, Cicuttini F, Raynauld JP, Waterton JC, Peterfy C. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of articular cartilage in knee osteoarthritis (OA): morphological assessment. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14 Suppl A:A46-75. [PMID: 16713720 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2006] [Accepted: 02/26/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a three-dimensional imaging technique with unparalleled ability to evaluate articular cartilage. This report reviews the current status of morphological assessment of cartilage with quantitative MRI (qMRI), and its relevance for identifying disease status, and monitoring progression and treatment response in knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD An international panel of experts in MRI of knee OA, with direct experience in the analysis of cartilage morphology with qMRI, reviewed the existing published and unpublished data on the subject, and debated the findings at the OMERACT-OARSI Workshop on Imaging technologies (December 2002, Bethesda, MA) with scientists and clinicians from academia, the pharmaceutical industry and the regulatory agencies. This report reviews (1) MRI pulse sequence considerations for morphological analysis of articular cartilage; (2) techniques for segmenting cartilage; (3) semi-quantitative scoring of cartilage status; and (4) technical validity (accuracy), precision (reproducibility) and sensitivity to change of quantitative measures of cartilage morphology. RESULTS Semi-quantitative scores of cartilage status have been shown to display adequate reliability, specificity and sensitivity, and to detect lesion progression at reasonable observation periods (1-2 years). Quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology (qMRI), with fat-suppressed gradient echo sequences, and appropriate image analysis techniques, displays high accuracy and adequate precision (e.g., root-mean-square standard deviation medial tibia=61 microl) for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in OA patients. Longitudinal studies suggest that changes of cartilage volume of the order of -4% to -6% occur per annum in OA in most knee compartments (e.g., -90 microl in medial tibia). Annual changes in cartilage volume exceed the precision errors and appear to be associated with clinical symptoms as well as with time to knee arthroplasty. CONCLUSIONS MRI provides reliable and quantitative data on cartilage status throughout most compartments of the knee, with robust acquisition protocols for multi-center trials now being available. MRI of cartilage has tremendous potential for large scale epidemiological studies of OA progression, and for clinical trials of treatment response to structure modifying OA drugs.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria & Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Germany.
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Zhai G, Cicuttini F, Ding C, Scott F, Garnero P, Jones G. Correlates of knee pain in younger subjects. Clin Rheumatol 2006; 26:75-80. [PMID: 16572288 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0248-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2005] [Revised: 02/02/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The aim of this study was to describe clinical, structural and biochemical factors associated with knee pain in younger subjects. A cross-sectional convenience sample of 371 male and female subjects (mean age, 45 years, range 26-61) was studied. Knee pain was assessed by questionnaire. Chondral defects, cartilage volume, and bone area of the right knee were determined using T1-weighted fat saturation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). X-ray was performed on the same knee for the assessment of radiographic features of osteoarthritis. The urinary C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type II collagen (CTX-II) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Height and weight were measured by standard protocols and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The prevalence of knee pain was 35% in this sample. Chondral defect scores (particularly femoral and patellar but not tibial) were significantly associated with knee pain in a dose-response fashion (all p<0.01). Cartilage volume and bone area were not associated with knee pain in multivariate analysis in this sample. Urinary CTX-II was higher in subjects with knee pain (p=0.04), but this became nonsignificant after adjustment for BMI and osteophytes (both of which were significant) suggesting potential mechanisms of effect. In conclusion, knee pain is significantly associated with non-full thickness chondral defects (particularly femoral and patellar), osteophytes, CTX-II, and obesity but not other factors. MRI and biochemical measures can add to radiographs in defining unexplained knee pain in younger subjects.
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- Guangju Zhai
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
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Ding C, Cicuttini F, Scott F, Cooley H, Jones G. Association between age and knee structural change: a cross sectional MRI based study. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64:549-55. [PMID: 15769915 PMCID: PMC1755432 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.023069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the associations between age, knee cartilage morphology, and bone size in adults. METHODS A cross sectional convenience sample of 372 male and female subjects (mean age 45 years, range 26-61) was studied. Knee measures included a cartilage defect five site score (0-4 respectively) and prevalence (defect score of > or =2 at any site), cartilage volume and thickness, and bone surface area and/or volume. These were determined at the patellar, medial, and lateral tibial and femoral sites using T(1)weighted fat saturation MRI. Height, weight, and radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) were measured by standard protocols. RESULTS In multivariate analysis, age was significantly associated with knee cartilage defect scores (beta = +0.016 to +0.073/year, all p<0.01) and prevalence (OR = 1.05-1.10/year, all p<0.05) in all compartments. Additionally, age was negatively associated with knee cartilage thickness at all sites (beta = -0.013 to -0.035 mm/year, all p<0.05), and with patellar (beta = -11.5 microl/year, p<0.01) but not tibial cartilage volume. Lastly, age was significantly positively associated with medial and lateral tibial surface bone area (beta = +3.0 to +4.7 mm(2)/year, all p<0.05) and patellar bone volume (beta = +34.4 microl/year, p<0.05). Associations between age and tibiofemoral cartilage defect score, cartilage thickness, and bone size decreased in magnitude after adjustment for ROA, suggesting these changes are directly relevant to OA. CONCLUSION The most consistent knee structural changes with increasing age are increase in cartilage defect severity and prevalence, cartilage thinning, and increase in bone size with inconsistent change in cartilage volume. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine which of these changes are primary and confirm their relevance to knee OA.
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- C Ding
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
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Osteoarthritis (OA) demonstrates considerable clinical heterogeneity, generating heated debate over whether OA is a single disease or a complex mix of disparate diseases and concerning which tissues are principally involved in disease initiation and progression. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a major genetic component to OA risk. However, these studies have also revealed differences in risk between males and females and for disease at different skeletal sites. This observation has resulted in the concept of genes for specific sites rather than a generalised OA phenotype. Recent breakthroughs have shed considerable light on the nature of OA genetic susceptibility. Many candidate genes have been confirmed, such as the interleukin-1 gene cluster and the oestrogen alpha-receptor gene ESR1. Genome-wide linkage scans have revealed several regions harbouring novel loci, some of which are beginning to yield their genes.
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- Chris A Peach
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
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Zhai G, Ding C, Cicuttini F, Jones G. Optimal sampling of MRI slices for the assessment of knee cartilage volume for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2005; 6:10. [PMID: 15720725 PMCID: PMC552310 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 02/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background MRI slices of 1.5 mm thickness have been used in both cross sectional and longitudinal studies of osteoarthritis, but is difficult to apply to large studies as most techniques used in measuring knee cartilage volumes require substantial post-image processing. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal sampling of 1.5 mm thick slices of MRI scans to estimate knee cartilage volume in males and females for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Methods A total of 150 subjects had a sagittal T1-weighted fat-suppressed MRI scan of the right knee at a partition thickness of 1.5 mm to determine their cartilage volume. Fifty subjects had both baseline and 2-year follow up MRI scans. Lateral, medial tibial and patellar cartilage volumes were calculated with different samples from 1.5 mm thick slices by extracting one in two, one in three, and one in four to compare to cartilage volume and its rate of change. Agreement was assessed by means of intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland & Altman plots. Results Compared to the whole sample of 1.5 mm thick slices, measuring every second to fourth slice led to very little under or over estimation in cartilage volume and its annual change. At all sites and subgroups, measuring every second slice had less than 1% mean difference in cartilage volume and its annual rate of change with all ICCs ≥ 0.98. Conclusion Sampling alternate 1.5 mm thick MRI slices is sufficient for knee cartilage volume measurement in cross-sectional and longitudinal epidemiological studies with little increase in measurement error. This approach will lead to a substantial decrease in post-scan processing time.
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- Guangju Zhai
- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic, Australia
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- Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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