Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Knee Joint Effusion Synovitis and Knee Pain in Older Adults.

CONCLUSION: Knee joint effusion synovitis has independent associations with knee pain in older adults. Suprapatellar pouch effusion synovitis is associated with nonweight-bearing and weight-bearing knee pain, while posterior femoral recess and central portion effusion synovitis are only associated with nonweight-bearing pain. PMID: 26568597 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - November 15, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Wang X, Jin X, Han W, Cao Y, Halliday A, Blizzard L, Pan F, Antony B, Cicuttini F, Jones G, Ding C Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research