title: Imaging of osteoarthritis.
abstract: Osteoarthritis represents the most common joint disorder affecting humans. This article describes the cause of this disease, the radiographic-pathologic correlation, and particularly the radiographic appearance of osteoarthritis in the hip and the knee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Preidler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography