Changes in bone shape are both a risk factor for and a result of hip osteoarthritis, a follow-up study in the check cohort

Purpose: The osteoarthritic process and the shape of the bone are intertwined. Currently, it is not clear which shape variations precede and facilitate osteoarthritic progression, and which shape variations are a result of the disease. We aimed to investigate whether: 1) “Baseline shape variations and periodic changes in shape variations are associated with the radiographic progression of hip osteoarthritis (OA) in the same period.” and 2) “A...