Osteoarthritis

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Barturen G et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018; 14: 75–93. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.220

The authors review the distinct clinical and radiographic features that may lead to prompt diagnosis of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis and thus obviate unnecessary and costly diagnostic workup.

Flemming DJ, Gustas-French CN. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2017;19:42. doi:10.1007/s11926-017-0665-5

This study proposes a novel index of knee joint stability which is feasible for quantitatively depicting knee stability and is a valuable tool to evaluate the effects of postoperative rehabilitation for knee osteoarthritis.

Zhou D et al. Scientific Reports 2017;7:354. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00411-5

The authors assessed that magnetic resonance imaging detects the overall extent of cartilage loss in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis but may have limitations in severe cartilage damage.

Saltzherr MS et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2017;19:55. doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1262-8

This article reviews knowledge on the prevalence of synovitis in osteoarthritis and its role in symptoms and structural progression, and explores lessons learnt from targeting synovitis therapeutically.

Mathiessen A & Conaghan PG. Arthritis Res Ther 2017;19:18. doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1229-9

The authors concluded that oxidized, nitrated, and glycated amino acids with hydroxyproline and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody status provide a test of high sensitivity and specificity for early-stage diagnosis of osteoarthritis.

Ahmed U et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2016;18:250. doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1154-3

Li et al. review the latest research into identifying osteoarthritis biomarkers that can capture the full spectrum of the pathogenesis of the condition and aid diagnosis.

Li Y-H, Kim C, Gandhi R. In: Osteoarthritis. Edited by Kapoor M, Mahomed NN. Springer-International Publishing Switzerland, 2015. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19560-5_9