title: [Clinical, radiological and arthroscopic graduation of knee osteoarthritis].
abstract: According to the American College of Rheumatology criteria, knee osteoarthritis can be diagnosed solely from clinical or radiological findings. The cardinal symptom is pain during activity or at rest. To score pain and functional deficits, several systems have been developed among which visual analogue scale for pain scoring and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scale or Oxford Knee Score for combined scoring of pain and function are the ones used most frequently. The severity of cartilage degradation is determined by X-ray and arthroscopy. There is still not consensus on magnetic resonance imaging criteria for the diagnosis and severity of knee osteoarthritis.
authors: Ortopædkirurgien Region Nordjylland, Århus Universitetshospital, Aalborg Sygehus, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
authors: Anne Birgitte
authors: AB
authors: Simonsen
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Jørgensen
authors: Mogens Berg
authors: MB
authors: Laursen
authors: Mogens Brouw
authors: MB
authors: Jørgensen
authors: Sten
authors: S
authors: Rasmussen
authors: Ole
authors: O
authors: Simonsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index