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Osteoarthritis: Multimedia

Author: Furqan H Siddiqui, MD, Director, Research Integrity Office, University of Louisville Hospital
Coauthor(s): James Monroe Laborde, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Tulane Medical School; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Louisiana State University Medical School; Consulting Staff, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Updated: Apr 23, 2009

Multimedia

Arthroscopic view of a torn meniscus before (top)...Media file 1: Arthroscopic view of a torn meniscus before (top) and after (bottom) removal of loose meniscal fragments.
Arthroscopic view of a torn meniscus before (top)...

Arthroscopic view of a torn meniscus before (top) and after (bottom) removal of loose meniscal fragments.

Arthroscopic view of an arthritic knee.Media file 2: Arthroscopic view of an arthritic knee.
Arthroscopic view of an arthritic knee.

Arthroscopic view of an arthritic knee.

Arthroscopic view of a knee after the removal of ...Media file 3: Arthroscopic view of a knee after the removal of loose fragments of articular and meniscal cartilage.
Arthroscopic view of a knee after the removal of ...

Arthroscopic view of a knee after the removal of loose fragments of articular and meniscal cartilage.

Arthroscopic view of the removal of cartilaginous...Media file 4: Arthroscopic view of the removal of cartilaginous loose body.
Arthroscopic view of the removal of cartilaginous...

Arthroscopic view of the removal of cartilaginous loose body.

Anteroposterior radiograph shows knee replacement...Media file 5: Anteroposterior radiograph shows knee replacement in 1 knee and arthritis in the other, with medial joint-space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis.
Anteroposterior radiograph shows knee replacement...

Anteroposterior radiograph shows knee replacement in 1 knee and arthritis in the other, with medial joint-space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis.

Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis and hips...Media file 6: Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis and hips shows an arthritic hip not treated surgically and a total hip replacement.
Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis and hips...

Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis and hips shows an arthritic hip not treated surgically and a total hip replacement.

Anteroposterior radiograph obtained after knee re...Media file 7: Anteroposterior radiograph obtained after knee replacement (see Image below).
Anteroposterior radiograph obtained after knee re...

Anteroposterior radiograph obtained after knee replacement (see Image below).

Lateral radiograph obtained after knee replacemen...Media file 8: Lateral radiograph obtained after knee replacement (same patient as in Image above).
Lateral radiograph obtained after knee replacemen...

Lateral radiograph obtained after knee replacement (same patient as in Image above).

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Keywords

osteoarthritis, OA, degenerative joint disease, degenerative arthritis, osteoarthrosis, arthritis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Furqan H Siddiqui, MD, Director, Research Integrity Office, University of Louisville Hospital
Furqan H Siddiqui, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Federation for Clinical Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

James Monroe Laborde, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Tulane Medical School; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Louisiana State University Medical School; Consulting Staff, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
James Monroe Laborde, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Phillip J Marone, MD, MSPH, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College
Phillip J Marone, MD, MSPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Philadelphia County Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Samuel Agnew, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery, Chief of Orthopedic Trauma, University of Florida at Jacksonville; Consulting Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McLeod Regional Medical Center
Samuel Agnew, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and Southern Orthopaedic Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American College of International Physicians, and American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Mary Ann E Keenan, MD, Professor, Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief of Neuro-Orthopedics Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Mary Ann E Keenan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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