UMMS Affiliation

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Publication Date

2019-06-29

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Epidemiology | Musculoskeletal Diseases | Musculoskeletal System | Radiology | Rheumatology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To determine if adults with incident accelerated knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are more likely to have degenerative knee ligaments or tendons compared to individuals with typical or no KOA.

METHODS: We identified 3 sex-matched groups among Osteoarthritis Initiative participants who had a knee without radiographic KOA at baseline (Kellgren-Lawrence [KL] < 2): 1) accelerated KOA: at least 1 knee had KL grade > /= 3 in < /=48 months, 2) typical KOA: at least 1 knee increased in radiographic scoring within 48 months, 3) no KOA: both knees had the same KL grade at baseline and 48 months. We evaluated knee magnetic resonance images up to 2 years before and after a visit when the accelerated or typical KOA criteria were met (index visit). Radiologists reported degenerative signal changes for cruciate and collateral ligaments, and extensor mechanism and proximal gastrocnemius tendons. We used generalized linear mixed models with 2 independent variables: group and time.

RESULTS: Starting at least 2 years before onset, adults with accelerated KOA were twice as likely to have degenerative cruciate ligaments than no KOA (odds ratio = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.18, 3.74). A weaker association (not statistically significant) was detected for adults with accelerated versus typical KOA (OR = 1.72, 95%CI = 0.99, 3.02). Regardless of time, adults with accelerated (odds ratio = 2.13) or typical KOA (odds ratio = 2.16) were twice as likely to have a degenerative extensor mechanism than no KOA. No other structural features were statistically significant.

CONCLUSIONS: Degenerative cruciate ligaments or extensor mechanism antedate radiographic onset of accelerated KOA. Hence, knee instability may precede accelerated KOA, which might help identify patients at high-risk for accelerated KOA and novel prevention strategies.

Keywords

Epidemiology, Knee, Ligaments, Osteoarthritis, Tendons

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DOI of Published Version

10.1186/s12891-019-2685-y

Source

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Jun 29;20(1):308. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2685-y. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

BMC musculoskeletal disorders

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PubMed ID

31253142

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