title: [Early evaluation of osteoarthritis using objective diagnostic methods].
abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage, limited intra-articular inflammation manifested by synovitis and changes in the subchondral bone. After the articular cartilage's stability and complex structure in the framework of pressure-proof were destruct, the ability to repair by itself was weak. Therefore early diagnosis in the treatment of osteoarthritis is a focal ponit. This paper addressed on the characteristics of diagnosis of OA in the relevant objective diagnostic methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography