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Release date: 26 June 2013; Expiration date: 26 June 2014
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
* Assess the association between radiologic findings and pain in osteoarthritis (OA)
* Analyze the relationship between cartilage defects in the knee and pain among patients with OA
* Distinguish other variables associated with knee pain among patients with OA
* Evaluate variables associated with pain in other anatomic locations of OA
Financial & competing interests disclosure
CME Author
Charles P Vega, MD, Associate Professor and Residency Director, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Disclosure: Charles P Vega, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Authors and Disclosures
Graeme Jones, MD, Professor of Rheumatology and Epidemiology; Head of the Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Disclosure: Graeme Jones, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Editor
Elisa Manzotti, Publisher, Future Science Group, London, UK
Disclosure: Elisa Manzotti has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Figure 1. MRI of the knee showing a large femoral bone marrow lesion, patella cartilage defects, Hoffa's synovitis, a posterior horn meniscal tear, effusion and large osteophytes (all of which have been independently associated with pain).
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