Assessment of Correlation of Radiographic Findings and Cartilage Abnormalities on MRI in Osteoarthritis Knee Patients

Assessment of Correlation of Radiographic Findings and Cartilage Abnormalities on MRI in Osteoarthritis Knee Patients

  • Girish Sahni Associate professor, Department of Orthopedics, Govt medical college, Patiala
  • Sanjeev Kumar Senior resident, Department of Orthopedics, GMC Patiala
  • Munish Kumar Garg Junior Resident, Dept. of Radio diagnosis, Govt Medical College, Patiala
  • Ayush Kumar Jain Senior resident, Department of Orthopedics, GMC Patiala

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a widely prevalent disease worldwide and is a major public health problem that primarily affects the elderly.The present study was undertaken to define the radiographic findings of osteoarthritis (OA) of knee joint using Kellgren-Lawrence scores and to define cartilage abnormalities on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Subjects and Methods: Present study was conducted on 50 patients presenting with knee pain and clinical suspicion of osteoarthritis. Antero-posterior radiographs of the knee were obtained in a weight-bearing extended position by using a standard radiographic technique. All radiographs were assigned scores by using the Kellgren-Lawrence scoring system.Cartilages alterations on MRI were assigned grades as follows: grade 0, normal; grade I, internal signal intensity alteration only; grade IIA, defect of cartilage of less than 50%; grade IIB, defect of cartilage of 50%99%; grade IIIA, 100% defect of cartilage with no bone ulceration; or grade IIIB, 100% defect of cartilage with subjacent bone ulceration. Radiographic and MR imaging findings were compiled as per performa and subjected to analysis using appropriate statistical tests. Results: Among 26 patients of grade 0 K-L score, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4 and 2 patients had grade 0, grade 1, grade 2A, grade 2B, grade 3A and grade 3B Cartilage abnormality (On MRI) respectively. Among 8 patients of grade 1 K-L score, 2, 2, 2 and 2 patients had grade 0, grade 2A, grade 2B and grade 3A Cartilage abnormality (On MRI) respectively. Among 14 patients of grade 2 K-L score, 1, 4, 4 and 5 patients had grade 2A, 2B, 3A and grade 3B Cartilage abnormality (On MRI) respectively. Among 2 patients of grade 3 K-L score, both of these had grade 3B Cartilage abnormality (On MRI). Conclusion: MRI plays an important role in imaging the bony and soft tissues of knee as a whole organ, thereby helping in better management and outcome of the disease.

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Published
2019-12-07
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Girish Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar, Munish Kumar Garg, & Ayush Kumar Jain. (2019). Assessment of Correlation of Radiographic Findings and Cartilage Abnormalities on MRI in Osteoarthritis Knee Patients . Asian Journal of Medical Radiological Research, 7(2), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.21276/ajmrr.2019.7.2.23
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