Flexion contracture is associated with knee joint degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

CONCLUSIONS: Knee flexion contractures were associated with non-specific, widespread MRI degenerative changes including cartilage loss and BMLs in the lateral patellofemoral joint, osteophytes, meniscal alterations and whole-joint effusion. Loss of knee extension in OA is likely a structurally-multifactorial outcome.PMID:34796841

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - November 19, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Mark T Campbell Guy Trudel Philip G Conaghan Katherine Reilly Robert J Feibel Dennis McGonagle Source Type: research