High Kellgren-Lawrence Grade and Bone Marrow Lesions Predict Worsening Rates of Radiographic Joint Space Narrowing; The SEKOIA Study.

CONCLUSION: The rate of change in JSW was similar in men and women. BML on knee MRI predicted the rate of radiographic change in JSW. This relationship was independent of age, sex, and baseline KL grade. PMID: 26773120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - January 15, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Edwards MH, Parsons C, Bruyère O, Petit Dop F, Chapurlat R, Roemer FW, Guermazi A, Zaim S, Genant H, Reginster JY, Dennison EM, Cooper C, and the SEKOIA Study Group Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research