Predictors Of Osteoarthritis Progression Research Articles

Relationship between synovial inflammatory cytokines and progression of osteoarthritis after hip arthroscopy: Experimental assessment.

Synovial membrane inflammation is the most commonly presenting finding during hip arthroscopy and may have a role in the pathomechanism of hip osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between synovial cytokine levels and progression of OA after hip arthroscopy. We prospectively examined 20 patients (20 hips) who underwent arthroscopic hip surgery. For all patients, radiographs and severity of pain were evaluated preoperatively. During arthroscopy, we harvested a sample of the synovial membrane and determined the levels of six typical inflammatory cytokines with real-time polymerase chain reaction. We compared the levels of these cytokines in patients who showed OA progression and non-progression after hip arthroscopy. Although the average age of patients who showed OA progression postoperatively tended to be higher, there were no significant differences in characteristics involving clinical assessment between patients who showed OA progression and those who showed non-progression. Intraoperative tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) expression was significantly higher in patients who showed OA progression postoperatively ( p = 0.042). Elevation of TNFα level might be a predictor of OA progression after hip arthroscopy.

Hip Shape as a Predictor of Osteoarthritis Progression in a Prospective Population Cohort.

Hip morphology plays a significant role in the incidence and progression of hip osteoarthritis (OA). We hypothesized that hip shape would also be associated with other key factors and tested this in a longitudinal community-based cohort combining radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and clinical data. Baseline DXA images of the left hip of 831 subjects from the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort were analyzed using an 85-point statistical shape model. Hip pain was assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and muscle strength was measured using a dynamometer. Hip structural changes were assessed using MRI and radiographic OA using plain radiographs. Six shape modes accounted for 68% of shape variation. At baseline, modes 1, 2, 4, and 6 were associated with radiographic hip OA; modes 1, 3, 4, and 6 were correlated with hip cartilage volume; and all except mode 2 were correlated with muscle strength. Higher mode 1 and lower mode 3 and mode 6 scores at baseline predicted hip pain at followup and higher mode 1 and mode 2 scores were associated with hip effusion-synovitis. Higher scores for mode 2 (decreasing acetabular coverage) and lower scores for mode 4 (nonspherical femoral head) at baseline predicted 10-year total hip replacement (THR), while mode 4 alone was correlated with bone marrow lesions (BMLs), effusion-synovitis, and increased cartilage signal. Hip shape is associated with radiographic OA, THR, hip pain, effusion-synovitis, BMLs, muscle strength, and hip structural changes. These data suggest that different shape modes reflect multiple facets of hip OA.

TRANSITION PREDICTORS OF X-RAY 0 STAGE FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS INTO THE 1ST STAGE (BASED ON THE COMPLEX EVALUATION OF THE KNEE JOINT BY MRI WORMS)

Background. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common disease among all rheumatological diseases. Approximately 70-80% of all OA cases of are gonarthritis. Routine X-ray examination is not informative to assess non-bone structures. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows visualizing all the structural elements of a joint, such as articular soft tissue structures and subcortical parts. To achieve objective data, the researcher needs to adhere a protocol allowing to assess of all joint parts, the so-called method of evaluation of the whole body (Whole Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score –WORMS). Aim. to determine predictors of OA progression for X-ray 0 stage on the basis of the knee MRI procedure byWORMS.Methods. A cohort study. The sample consisted of patients with gonarthritis in all hospitals inArkhangelsk,Northwest Russia. The main inclusion criterion was clinically confirmed with knee OA by Altman 1991 without X-ray pathological changes. X-ray examinations of the knee joints were performed during the initial diagnosis and after one year. After the first X-ray examination patients underwent an MRI provided by machines with a magnetic field strength of 1.5 Tesla. The study included 76 patients, 22 patients were lost to follow up. Altogether, 54 (71.1%) patients completed the study. MRI evaluation of the data was carried out byWORMS protocol.Results. The progression of X-ray 0 stage into the first stage by Kellgren-Lawrence after one year has occurred in 45 (8.3%) patients of the 54 patients. Clinically significant predictors of progression of OA of the knee based on MRI were: degeneration of the medial meniscus (OR = 5.0, 95% CI: 1.1-22.5), and synovitis (OR = 7.0, 95% CI: 1.5-33.1), degeneration of the medial meniscus and synovitis were included Regression model. Regression model revealed the most significant predictor of progression of knee OA was synovitis (OR = 5.49, 95% CI: 1.13-26.72). The sensitivity of model was 95,1% (95% CI: 85.8-94.9), specificity was 71,4% (95% CI: 33.3-94.4), positive predictive value was 5,6% (95% CI: 89.6-99.1), negative predictive value was 55,6% (95% CI: 25,9-73,4).The findings of this study revealed the only significant MRI predictor of the transition X-ray 0 stage into the first stage was synovitis which increased the risk of the progression in 5.5 times during one year.

Osteoarthritis research priorities: a report from a EULAR ad hoc expert committee

Osteoarthritis (OA) currently affects over 40 million Europeans, with its associated personal suffering and significant economic burden for health systems set to dramatically escalate in a rapidly ageing Europe. Given...