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Comparison of conventional standing knee radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging in assessing progression of tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritisF Cicuttini
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 13:722-7. 2005..We performed a longitudinal study to compare change in both JSW and articular cartilage volume in subjects with symptomatic knee OA...
Association between knee cartilage volume and bone mineral density in older adults without osteoarthritisF Cicuttini
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran 3181, Victoria, Australia
Rheumatology (Oxford) 43:765-9. 2004..We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the relationship between knee cartilage volume, a direct measure of joint cartilage, and bone mineral density (BMD) in an adult population...
Longitudinal study of the relationship between knee angle and tibiofemoral cartilage volume in subjects with knee osteoarthritisF Cicuttini
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia
Rheumatology (Oxford) 43:321-4. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Baseline knee angle is associated with the rate of cartilage loss in the knee. Further work will be needed to determine whether therapies aimed at modifying the knee angle will reduce the progression of knee OA...
Community-based recruitment strategies for a longitudinal interventional study: the VECAT experienceS K Garrett
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Ashley Ricketson Centre, Caulfield General Medical Centre, 260 294 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 53:541-8. 2000..Although the electoral roll mail-out and newspaper advertising were the most efficient for this study, other methods may be of value for studies with different subject selection criteria...
Vitamin E is ineffective for symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis: a six month double blind, randomised, placebo controlled studyC Brand
Department of Rheumatology, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic, Australia
Ann Rheum Dis 60:946-9. 2001..Short term clinical studies using vitamin E in the form of alpha-tocopherol suggested a benefit over placebo of similar dimension to that of diclofenac for relief of OA pain...
The natural history of bone marrow lesions in community-based adults with no clinical knee osteoarthritisM L Davies-Tuck
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Ann Rheum Dis 68:904-8. 2009..This study in a healthy, pain-free population aimed to examine the natural history of BML; factors associated with incidence and progression of BML over 2 years and whether incident BML are associated with the development of pain...
Comparison and reproducibility of fast and conventional spoiled gradient-echo magnetic resonance sequences in the determination of knee cartilage volumeF Cicuttini
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Medical School, Victoria, Australia
J Orthop Res 18:580-4. 2000....
Effect of patient sex on general anaesthesia and recoveryF F Buchanan
Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Br J Anaesth 106:832-9. 2011..The extent and underlying mechanisms for these sex-related differences in general anaesthesia are unclear...
Physical activity uptake in patients with HIV: who does how much?S Fillipas
Physiotherapy Department, The Alfred, Prahran, Vic, Australia
Int J STD AIDS 19:514-8. 2008..These findings are of concern, given the evidence-based benefits of regular physical activity. Further work is needed to identify barriers to participation and interventions that can improve uptake...
Two-year prospective longitudinal study exploring the factors associated with change in femoral cartilage volume in a cohort largely without knee radiographic osteoarthritisC Ding
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:443-9. 2008..To identify factors associated with change in femoral cartilage volume over 2 years in a cohort largely without knee radiographic osteoarthritis...
Tibial subchondral bone size and knee cartilage defects: relevance to knee osteoarthritisC Ding
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 15:479-86. 2007..Taken as a whole, these studies suggest that tibial subchondral bone expansion and cartilage defect development represent important targets for the prevention of cartilage loss and joint replacement...
MRI protocols for whole-organ assessment of the knee in osteoarthritisC G Peterfy
Synarc Inc, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 14:A95-111. 2006..The discussion reviews the selection and qualification of imaging sites for clinical trials, designing imaging protocols for whole-organ assessment of OA, and key considerations in image quality (IQ) control and data management...
Proposal for a nomenclature for magnetic resonance imaging based measures of articular cartilage in osteoarthritisF Eckstein
Institute of Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 14:974-83. 2006....
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of articular cartilage in knee osteoarthritis (OA): morphological assessmentF Eckstein
Institute of Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria and Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Germany
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 14:A46-75. 2006....
Association between age and knee structural change: a cross sectional MRI based studyC Ding
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
Ann Rheum Dis 64:549-55. 2005..Longitudinal studies are needed to determine which of these changes are primary and confirm their relevance to knee OA...
Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population based case-control studyG Jones
Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
Ann Rheum Dis 63:1255-9. 2004..To compare subjects who had at least one parent with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis with age and sex matched controls who had no family history of knee osteoarthritis..
Sex differences in knee cartilage volume in adults: role of body and bone size, age and physical activityC Ding
Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania. Hobart, Australia
Rheumatology (Oxford) 42:1317-23. 2003..Further longitudinal studies in large samples will be required to confirm these findings...
Early radiographic osteoarthritis is associated with substantial changes in cartilage volume and tibial bone surface area in both males and femalesG Jones
Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, GPO Box 252 23, Tasmania 7000, Hobart, Australia
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 12:169-74. 2004..To describe the association between early radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee (ROA), knee cartilage volume and tibial bone surface area...
Association between leptin, body composition, sex and knee cartilage morphology in older adults: the Tasmanian older adult cohort (TASOAC) studyC Ding
Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
Ann Rheum Dis 67:1256-61. 2008..To describe the associations between leptin, body composition, sex and knee cartilage volume/defects in older adults...
