"Osteoarthritis, Knee" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. (Crenshaw, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)
| Descriptor ID |
D020370
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.114.606.500 C05.799.613.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteoarthritis, Knee- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Knee Osteoarthritides
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritides, Knee
- Osteoarthritis Of Knee
- Knee, Osteoarthritis Of
- Knees, Osteoarthritis Of
- Osteoarthritis Of Knees
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteoarthritis, Knee" by people in Profiles.
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Does Knee Arthroscopy for Treatment of Meniscal Damage with Osteoarthritis Delay Knee Replacement Compared to Physical Therapy Alone? Clin Orthop Surg. 2020 Sep; 12(3):304-311.
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Effect of Comorbid Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis on Longitudinal Clinical and Health Care Use Outcomes in Older Adults With New Visits for Back Pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 01; 98(1):43-50.
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Efficacy of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Simple Knee Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy. 2017 Jan; 33(1):157-162.
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Prevalence of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in the United States. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Sep 02; 97(17):1386-97.
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Surgical outcomes of total knee replacement according to diabetes status and glycemic control, 2001 to 2009. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Mar 20; 95(6):481-7.
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Introducing decision aids at Group Health was linked to sharply lower hip and knee surgery rates and costs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Sep; 31(9):2094-104.
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Women lose patella cartilage at a faster rate than men: a 4.5-year cohort study of subjects with knee OA. Maturitas. 2010 Nov; 67(3):270-4.
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Chondroitin for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Dec 18; 147(12):883; author reply 884-5.
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Effect of hormone therapy on risk of hip and knee joint replacement in the Women's Health Initiative. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Oct; 54(10):3194-204.
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Acupuncture and knee osteoarthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2005 May 17; 142(10):872; author reply 872-3.