Correlation between clinical examination and radiography findings in evaluation of knee osteoarthritis – a prospective cross sectional study

Abstract

Introduction – OA, or osteoarthritis is progressive degenerative condition which leads the cartilage and underlying bone within a joint to deteriorate. It is commonly referred a s “ of a joint. T he patients with higher degree of radiographic knee OA is li nked with more discomfort however high degree of discordance has also been reported between clinical and radiological grading of knee OA. It is observed that t he patients with painful knee reduce their level of physical activities to relieve their symptoms hence possible painful knee becomes painless and accurate level of pain could not be assessed, therefore a discrepancy can be observed in clinical presentatio n and radiological severity. Primary Objective – The primary goal of the r esearch is to explore and establish a relationship between clinical symptoms of knee pain reported by the patient, physical assessment findings as well as radiographic diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the knee.