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Musculoskeletal ultrasonography detects marginal osteophytes more frequently than conventional radiography and provides complementary structural and mechano-inflammatory information for evaluating knee osteoarthritis. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the added diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasonography compared to conventional radiography in the bilateral evaluation of knee osteoarthritis.

September 2, 2026LifeOpen Access

The Role of Ultrasound Versus Radiography in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Bilateral Comparative Study

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MHMihaela-Amalia HarosaUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova ANAndreea-Iulia NicoaraUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova ABAndreea Lili BărbulescuUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

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Observational study shows ultrasound identifies osteophytes and soft-tissue changes better than radiography in knee osteoarthritis, highlighting its complementary diagnostic value.

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To evaluate the added diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasonography compared to conventional radiography in the bilateral evaluation of knee osteoarthritis.
Prospective cross-sectional observational study of 30 symptomatic patients (60 knees; 24 women; median age 69 years, range 56–85) with clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis.
All patients underwent bilateral weight-bearing radiography and standardized musculoskeletal ultrasound to evaluate marginal osteophytes, cartilage thickness, meniscal extrusion, and effusion, analyzed via non-parametric tests (p < 0.05).
Ultrasound detected marginal osteophytes significantly more frequently than radiography in both left knees (86.7% vs. 56.7%, p = 0.003) and right knees (83.3% vs. 63.3%, p = 0.014), with no osteophytes detected solely by radiography.
Meniscal extrusion was significantly linked to medial joint space width narrowing in the right knee (p = 0.024), and joint effusion occurred exclusively in knees presenting ultrasound-detected osteophytes (p = 0.003 for both knees).
Ultrasound-measured anterior femoral cartilage thickness showed no correlation with radiographic tibiofemoral medial joint space width.

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Harosa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec726c https://doi.org/10.3390/life16091453

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September 2, 2026LifeOpen Access

The Role of Ultrasound Versus Radiography in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Bilateral Comparative Study

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Implication

Observational study shows ultrasound identifies osteophytes and soft-tissue changes better than radiography in knee osteoarthritis, highlighting its complementary diagnostic value.

Key Points

To evaluate the added diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasonography compared to conventional radiography in the bilateral evaluation of knee osteoarthritis.
Prospective cross-sectional observational study of 30 symptomatic patients (60 knees; 24 women; median age 69 years, range 56–85) with clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis.
All patients underwent bilateral weight-bearing radiography and standardized musculoskeletal ultrasound to evaluate marginal osteophytes, cartilage thickness, meniscal extrusion, and effusion, analyzed via non-parametric tests (p < 0.05).
Ultrasound detected marginal osteophytes significantly more frequently than radiography in both left knees (86.7% vs. 56.7%, p = 0.003) and right knees (83.3% vs. 63.3%, p = 0.014), with no osteophytes detected solely by radiography.
Meniscal extrusion was significantly linked to medial joint space width narrowing in the right knee (p = 0.024), and joint effusion occurred exclusively in knees presenting ultrasound-detected osteophytes (p = 0.003 for both knees).
Ultrasound-measured anterior femoral cartilage thickness showed no correlation with radiographic tibiofemoral medial joint space width.

Cite This Study

Harosa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec726c https://doi.org/10.3390/life16091453

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