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Knee joint osteoarthritis

Case contributed by Dr Balint Botz ◉

Diagnosis certain

Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chronic knee pain, varus joint deformity.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years

Gender: Female

From the case: Knee joint osteoarthritis

X-ray

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Frontal

Marked, predominantly medial joint space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis.
Periarticular osteophyte formation.
Secondary varus deformity.

Case Discussion

Typical presentation of advanced (Kellgren-Lawrence grade III.) knee joint osteoarthritis.

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Kellgren and Lawrence system for classification of osteoarthritis

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MSK. Knee

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