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A composite ultrasonography score of specific knee features correlates significantly with both radiographic osteoarthritis severity and patient pain scores, offering a viable alternative or adjunct to plain radiography. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To compare musculoskeletal ultrasonography features with standing radiographic grading and examine their relationship with pain severity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

September 2, 2026Ultrasound

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography versus standing radiography in grading knee osteoarthritis: A comparison study

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MYMohadese YadolahiImam Khomeini Hospital EMElahe MohammadniaIran University of Medical Sciences EHEhsan HedayatKarolinska University Hospital

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates ultrasound features correlate with radiographic severity and pain in knee osteoarthritis, suggesting utility as an alternative assessment tool.

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To compare musculoskeletal ultrasonography features with standing radiographic grading and examine their relationship with pain severity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
Cross-sectional study evaluating knee ultrasonography alongside standing anteroposterior and lateral knee radiographs.
Radiographs were independently evaluated by a blinded reviewer using the Kellgren–Lawrence system, categorizing grades 1–2 as mild and 3–4 as moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis.
Associations between sonographic findings, radiographic grades, and pain severity assessed via the visual analogue scale (VAS) were analyzed.
Sonographic features including medial femoral osteophytes, suprapatellar effusion, Baker’s cyst, and medial meniscal protrusion significantly correlated with radiographic osteoarthritis severity (p ≤ 0.05).
A composite ultrasound score of these four variables achieved acceptable diagnostic performance (Youden index: 0.61).
The composite ultrasound score significantly correlated with VAS pain scores (p = 0.003), whereas Kellgren–Lawrence radiographic grades showed no significant association with pain.

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Yadolahi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2c5c562ede874ec7061 https://doi.org/10.1177/1742271x261459305

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates ultrasound features correlate with radiographic severity and pain in knee osteoarthritis, suggesting utility as an alternative assessment tool.

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography versus standing radiography in grading knee osteoarthritis: A comparison study

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Musculoskeletal ultrasonography versus standing radiography in grading knee osteoarthritis: A comparison study

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