The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature (2008)
Journal Article
(2008). The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 116 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-116

BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested that the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) are rather weakly associated with radiographic findings and vice versa. Our objectives were to identify estimates of the prevalence of radiographic knee OA in adults wit... Read More about The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature.

Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration (2008)
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(2008). Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration. Arthritis Research and Therapy, R86 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2466

INTRODUCTION: Apoptosis has been reported to occur in the intervertebral disc. Elsewhere in the body, apoptotic cells are cleared from the system via phagocytosis by committed phagocytes such as macrophages, reducing the chance of subsequent inflamma... Read More about Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration.

Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population (2008)
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(2008). Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 82 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-82

BACKGROUND: A recent study of adults aged >or=50 years reporting knee pain found an excess of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (knee ROA) in symptomatic males compared to females. This was independent of age, BMI and other clinical signs and symptoms... Read More about Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population.

Bovine explant model of degeneration of the intervertebral disc (2008)
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(2008). Bovine explant model of degeneration of the intervertebral disc. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-24

BACKGROUND: Many new treatments for degeneration of the intervertebral disc are being developed which can be delivered through a needle. These require testing in model systems before being used in human patients. Unfortunately, because of differences... Read More about Bovine explant model of degeneration of the intervertebral disc.