SAT0546 Total osteophyte score is a biomarker of current and persistent pain in knee osteoarthritis subjects

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 76; no. Suppl 2; p. 983
• Main Authors: Feng, S, Levesque, MC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Limited 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Arthritis; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Response rates; Statistical analysis; Stockholders

BackgroundX-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated associations between osteophyte severity and current pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Persistent pain over 5 years was also associated with x-ray osteophyte severity. A biomarker to identify knee OA subjects with persistent...