Ultrasound-detected inflammation predicts radiographic progression in hand osteoarthritis after 5 years

Objective

To examine whether ultrasound predicts radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) progression after 5 years.

Methods

We included 78 participants (71 women, mean (SD) age 67.8 (5.2) years) from the Oslo Hand OA cohort with ultrasound examination (gray-scale (GS) synovitis and power Doppler (PD) signals) at baseline and conventional radiographs and clinical examination at baseline and 5-year follow-up. Radiographic...