Rethinking early-stage knee osteoarthritis beyond radiography

Armaghan Mahmoudian; Ida K Haugen

doi:10.1038/s41584-026-01389-z

Rethinking early-stage knee osteoarthritis beyond radiography

Armaghan Mahmoudian Ida K Haugen

Nature reviews. Rheumatology, Vol.22, pp.409-410

05/27/2026

: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-026-01389-z

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Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Health Care

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Osteoarthritis

Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis at an early structural stage could provide a window of opportunity for intervention. Symptomatic knees without definite radiographic osteoarthritis can already show structural joint changes detectable on MRI; however, the greater sensitivity of MRI must be balanced against the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Refers to Drummen, S. J. J. et al. The associations between a diagnosis of early-stage knee osteoarthritis and the presence of MRI abnormalities in knees without radiographic osteoarthritis: data from 1513 knees of the osteoarthritis initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2026.02.015 (2026).

: Rethinking early-stage knee osteoarthritis beyond radiography
: Nature reviews. Rheumatology, Vol.22, pp.409-410
: Journal article
: Nature Publishing Group
: 2
: WOS:001778474900001; 99381806454206600
: Usha Kundu, MD College of Health; Movement Sciences and Health
: English