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Ahlbäck classification of knee osteoarthritis
The Ahlbäck classification is one of many ways to grade knee osteoarthritis.
Usage
The Ahlbäck classification is in common use (c. 2012) in both clinical and research settings 2.
Classification
grade 1: joint space narrowing (<3 mm)
grade 2: joint space obliteration
grade 3: minor bone at...
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Knee osteoarthritis - geodes
Published
06 Aug 2022
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Knee osteoarthritis with intra-articular body
Published
03 Apr 2019
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Genu varum - knee osteoarthritis
Published
15 Jul 2021
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Knee osteoarthritis - intra-articular bodies
Published
22 Dec 2023
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Knee osteoarthritis - intra-articular loose bodies
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21 Sep 2021
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Osteoarthritis of the knee
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is very common and is a major cause of morbidity, especially in the older population.
Terminology
The term early osteoarthritis of the knee has been proposed and has been defined as meeting three main criteria 9:
knee pain
Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or less on...
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Knee (Rosenberg view)
The Rosenberg view of the knees is a specialized projection often used to detect early signs of osteoarthritis. It should be the initial study for any patient with a suspicion of knee osteoarthritis.
Indications
The Rosenberg view is performed for any patient with a suspicion of knee osteoarth...
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Osteoarthritis (basic)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Osteoarthritis is a destructive joint pathology that results from longstanding, repetitive trauma. It is most common in the small joints in the hand and weightbearing joints (knee and hip) and tends to be symmetrical.
Ter...
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Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL)
Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) is a systemic genetic disorder affecting the cerebral small vessels, spine and hair follicles.
CARASIL is an HTRA1-related cerebral small vessel disease, and thus is closely related to, but dis...
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Osteoarthritis of the ankle
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle is the progressive damage to the articular surface of the ankle joint including cartilage and subchondral bone which usually leads to pain joint stiffness and functional loss.
Epidemiology
Ankle osteoarthritis is uncommon in the general population and prevalenc...
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of arthritis, being widely prevalent with high morbidity and social cost.
Terminology
Some authors prefer the term osteoarthrosis instead of osteoarthritis as some authors do not believe in an inflamm...
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High tibial osteotomy
A high tibial osteotomy is a form of osteotomy that is an orthopedic surgical procedure often used to treat symptomatic unicompartmental osteoarthritis associated with knee malalignment (especially varus deformity). It is considered more suitable for younger active, non-obese patients with isola...
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Schuss view
(Lyon) Schuss views are PA weight-bearing knee radiographs taken in 20-30 degrees of flexion 1,2. They are a variant of the Rosenberg view. Several studies have shown them to be more sensitive to detecting early knee osteoarthritis than standard extension AP views 1, particularly of the lateral ...
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Atlas of individual radiographic features in osteoarthritis
The atlas of individual radiographic features in osteoarthritis (OARSI atlas) are publications about radiographic features of osteoarthritis in different joints. They provide a grading scheme for those features illustrated by imaging examples 1,2.
The original and revised version of the OARSI a...
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Meniscal degeneration
Meniscal degeneration is a process that often occurs due to gradual wear and is commonly associated with advanced knee osteoarthritis. It may or may not be associated with a chronic tear.
See also
meniscal tears
meniscal fraying
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Medical abbreviations and acronyms (A)
This article contains a list of commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms that start with the letter A and may be encountered in medicine and radiology (please keep both the main list and any sublists in alphabetic order).
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q...
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Gigantomastia
Published
28 Aug 2022
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Mammography
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