II. Efficacy
- XRay evidence found in 15% asymptomatic patients
- Correlation between XRay and Symptoms is variable
- Knee XRay correlates with symptoms in 85% of cases
- Hand and Wrist XRays correlate in 80% of cases
- Hip XRay correlates with symptoms in 75% of cases
III. Imaging Modalities
- Joint XRay
- Initial Osteoarthritis evaluation
- Follow-up evaluations
- Joint CT
- Lumbar Spine evaluation for facet hypertrophy
- Joint MRI
- Post-Traumatic Injury evaluation
- Suspected malignancy or infection
- Neural foraminal impingement
- Joint Ultrasound
- Soft tissue cyst evaluation
IV. XRay Findings
- Non-uniform narrowing of joint space
- Subchondral bony sclerosis
- Marginal osteophyte formation
- Subchondral Cyst formation
- Gross deformity in advanced cases
V. References
- Brower (1998) Arthritis Black and White, Saunders
- Klippel (1997) Primer Rheumatic Diseases, AF
- Swagerty (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(2):279-86 [PubMed]