A Prospective Observational Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Early Osteoarthritis of Knee in Middle Aged Patients.

Dr Pranav Kumar; Dr Anit Parihar; Dr Saurabh Kumar; Dr Neera Kohli

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

A Prospective Observational Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Early Osteoarthritis of Knee in Middle Aged Patients.

Dr Pranav Kumar, Dr Anit Parihar, Dr Saurabh Kumar, Dr Neera Kohli

Abstract :

Background and objective of the study: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting older adults (1). Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides a unique capability to detect early changes of osteoarthritis (2). The aim was to study the early changes in osteoarthritis on MR as defined by a Kellgren–Lawrence score (KL) of ≤ 3. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 50 cases of early osteoarthritis (Kellgren–Lawrence score ≤ 3) upto 50 years of age. Each knee was assessed globally according to Whole Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring Method (WORMS) Results : Medial Femoro–tibial (MFT) compartment showed abnormalities in 96% of the knees. 88% of knees showed cartilage abnormalities.. Ninety–six percent of knees showed osteophytes. Eighty–four percent of the knees showed meniscal abnormalities. Conclusion: Medial femoro–tibial compartment was most frequently involved in early osteoarthritis of knee joint rather than the patellofemoral compartment as reported in western literature. There was high incidence of meniscal changes in patients of osteoarthritis.