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2772755

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated 28 cases (45 knee joints) with rheumatoid arthritis as our subjects using simple X-rays of the knee joints according to their Larsen grade and also measured the femoro-tibial angle (FTA). Moreover, using an arthroscope we observed 6 regions, namely, the medial femoral condyle, medial tibial plateau, medial meniscus, lateral femoral condyle, lateral tibial plateau, and lateral meniscus, and evaluated the degree of cartilage degeneration according to a 5-point grade classification of our own devising. We studied the relationship between the simple X-ray findings and the arthroscopic findings of cartilage degeneration and reached the following conclusions. Even when simple X-ray findings are slight as in Larsen grade I, various degrees of cartilage degeneration are observed and moreover, as the stage of the disease progresses, cartilage degeneration becomes more severe. The progression of cartilage degeneration up to Larsen grade III is not uniform but degenerative changes in the lateral meniscus progress. Also, a correlation was observed between the nature of the cartilage destruction and the FTA.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-9157
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Arthroscopic findings of cartilage changes in knees with rheumatoid arthritis].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports