X Ray Evidence Of Osteoarthritis And Joint Damage
While X-rays are used to reveal the appearance of osteoarthritic joints to diagnosticians, there is not always a direct correlation between what the X-rays show and the symptoms of osteoarthritis that a patient is experiencing. By age 40, many people have some evidence of osteoarthritis on X-rays. About 80% of people 55 and older have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis and approximately 60% develop symptoms. X-rays of osteoarthritis do not detect early cartilage abnormalities....