Research ArticleOsteoarthritis

Association of Knee Osteoarthritis and Flexion Contracture With Localized Tibial Articular Cartilage Loss: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative

T. Mark Campbell, Odette Laneuville and Guy Trudel
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2024, 51 (3) 285-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0743

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Keywords

CARTILAGE
KNEE JOINT
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
OSTEOARTHRITIS
range of motion

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