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Clustering of hand osteoarthritis progression and its relationship to progression of osteoarthritis at the knee.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2014
Bijsterbosch Jessica, Meulenbelt Ingrid, Watt Iain, Rosendaal Frits R, Huizinga Tom W J, Kloppenburg Margreet
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate patterns of osteoarthritis (OA) progression within hand joints and the relationship between hand OA progression and progression of OA at the knee. METHODS: Radiographic progression over 6 years, defined as change in osteophytes or joint space narrowing above the smallest detectable change, was assessed on hand and knee radiographs of 236 hand OA patients participating in the Genetics,...
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