title: Rapid bone destruction in a patient with knee osteoarthritis. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the clinical outcome of an elderly man with knee osteoarthritis (OA) accompanied with recurring severe joint pain. He had no history of trauma to the affected knee. Plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging uncovered rapid and severe bone deformity, which likely led to the patient's progressed radiographic OA. These findings indicate that a pathophysiology of OA may be bone alterations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.affiliation: Center of Osteoporosis and Spinal Disorders, Kamimura Orthopaedic Clinic, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Keijiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mukaiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Shota
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeharu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
keywords: knee; osteoarthritis; rapid bone destruction