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Fluctuation of knee pain and changes in bone marrow lesions, effusions, and synovitis on magnetic resonance imaging

Yuqing Zhang, Michael C. Nevitt, Jingbo Niu, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Ali Guermazi, Frank W. Roemer, Charles E. McCulloch, David T. Felson

Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2010 · 333 citations · 32 references

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Changes in BMLs and synovitis are associated with fluctuations in knee pain in patients with knee OA. Pain resolution occurs more frequently when BMLs become smaller.

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A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey

John E. Ware, Mark Kosinski, Susan Keller · Medical Care · 1996 · 16.7K citations

Radiological Assessment of Osteo-Arthrosis

Jan Kellgren, J. S. Lawrence · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 1957 · 12.2K citations · Full text

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Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

Nicholas Bellamy, W. Watson Buchanan, Charles H. Goldsmith et al. · PubMed · 1988 · 7.8K citations

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Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part II

Reva C. Lawrence, David T. Felson, Charles G. Helmick et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2007 · 5.5K citations

The Case-Crossover Design: A Method for Studying Transient Effects on the Risk of Acute Events

Malcolm Maclure · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1991 · 2.3K citations

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