Is thickened hyaline cartilage on ultrasound a sign of osteoarthritis? A within-person, between-joint pilot study

Is thickened hyaline cartilage on ultrasound a sign of osteoarthritis? A within-person, between-joint pilot study

Abstract Objective To determine whether the presence of conventional radiography (CR)-detected osteophytes is associated with focal thickening of the hyaline cartilage by ultrasound (US) in the same area of the metacarpal head in a within-person, between-joint cross-sectional comparison in patients...

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Main Authors: Edoardo Cipolletta, Gianluca Smerilli, Riccardo Mirza Mashadi, Peter Mandl, Emilio Filippucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Articular cartilage
Ultrasound
Metacarpophalangeal joint
Radiography
Osteoarthritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-025-00473-3
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