Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs

K Baker; A Grainger; J Niu; M Clancy; A Guermazi; M Crema; L Hughes; J Buckwalter; A Wooley; M Nevitt; D T Felson

doi:10.1136/ard.2009.121426

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Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs

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Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs

K Baker, A Grainger, J Niu, M Clancy, A Guermazi, M Crema, L Hughes, J Buckwalter, A Wooley, M Nevitt, …

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, Vol.69(10), pp.1779-1783

10/2010

DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.121426

PMCID: PMC3885343

PMID: 20472593

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Background It has been suggested that synovitis causes joint pain. On non-contrast-enhanced MRIs synovial thickening cannot be assessed and on these images synovitis has been inconsistently associated with pain. Objective To assess synovial thickening in relation to knee pain severity among subjects in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) using contrast-enhanced (CE) MRI. Methods MOST is a cohort study of people who have, or are at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis (OA). An unselected subset of 535 participants who volunteered underwent CE 1.5 T MRI of one knee. Synovitis was scored in six compartments and a summary score was created. Knee pain severity was assessed using the maximum item score on the Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain scale. The association between synovitis and pain severity was examined using a logistic regression model adjusting for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), MRI bone marrow lesions and effusions in the whole sample and in a subgroup without radiographic OA. Results 454 of the 535 subjects undergoing CE MRI had complete data on synovitis and WOMAC pain. Mean age was 59 years, mean BMI 30 and 48% were women. In knees with moderate pain, 80% had synovitis. For knee pain, synovitis conferred a 9.2-fold increased odds compared with those without synovitis. In knees without radiographic OA (n=329), there was also an association of synovitis with an increased prevalence of pain. Conclusion Synovitis has a strong relation with knee pain severity, an association detected more clearly with CE MRI than suggested by previous studies using non-CE MRI measures of synovitis.

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Title: Subtitle: Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs
Creators: K Baker - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A Grainger - Department of Radiology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
J Niu - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
M Clancy - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A Guermazi - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
M Crema - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
L Hughes - University Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Buckwalter - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
A Wooley - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
M Nevitt - University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
D T Felson - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Annals of the rheumatic diseases, Vol.69(10), pp.1779-1783
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.121426
PMID: 20472593
PMCID: PMC3885343
NLM abbreviation: Ann Rheum Dis
ISSN: 0003-4967
eISSN: 1468-2060
Language: English
Date published: 10/2010
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984040364102771

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