Osteoarthritis, Knee

"Osteoarthritis, Knee" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. (Crenshaw, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)

Descriptor ID	D020370
MeSH Number(s)	C05.550.114.606.500 C05.799.613.500
Concept/Terms	Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Knee Osteoarthritides Knee Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritides, Knee Osteoarthritis Of Knee Knee, Osteoarthritis Of Knees, Osteoarthritis Of Osteoarthritis Of Knees

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Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Joint Diseases [C05.550]
Arthritis [C05.550.114]
Osteoarthritis [C05.550.114.606]
Osteoarthritis, Knee [C05.550.114.606.500]
Rheumatic Diseases [C05.799]
Osteoarthritis [C05.799.613]
Osteoarthritis, Knee [C05.799.613.500]

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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2013 and 2021 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2
2025	0	1	1

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Nishida C, Shimoda B, Weldon RH, Kaneshiro JM, Nakasone CK. Alignment and early clinical outcomes following total knee arthroplasty using a handheld navigation system compared to conventional instruments. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025 Sep 02; 145(1):434.

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Distefano G, Harrison S, Lynch J, Link TM, Kramer PA, Ramos SV, Mau T, Coen PM, Sparks LM, Goodpaster BH, Cawthon PM, Cauley JA, Lane NE. Skeletal Muscle Composition, Power, and Mitochondrial Energetics in Older Men and Women With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Dec; 76(12):1764-1774.

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Kop M, Kim N, Shimoda B, Unebasami E, Weldon RH, Nakasone CK. The prevalence of bilateral and ipsilateral radiographic osteoarthritis is high in White, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders presenting for unilateral knee or hip arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Apr; 144(4):1565-1573.

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Singh D, Lawton D, Weldon RH, Au DLMT, Nakasone CK. Severe patellofemoral arthritis does not compromise 6-month post-operative range of motion or function following unicondylar knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Nov; 143(11):6791-6797.

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Kittelson AJ, Schmiege SJ, Maluf K, George SZ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Determination of Pain Phenotypes in Knee Osteoarthritis Using Latent Profile Analysis. Pain Med. 2021 03 18; 22(3):653-662.

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Ahmed O, Block J, Mautner K, Plancher K, Anitescu M, Isaacson A, Filippiadis DK, Epelboym Y, Bercu Z, Mitchell JW, Cristescu M, White SB, Prologo JD. Percutaneous Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Research Consensus Panel. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 06; 32(6):919.e1-919.e6.

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Assari S, Bazargan M, Chalian M. The Unequal Effect of Income on Risk of Overweight/Obesity of Whites and Blacks with Knee Osteoarthritis: the Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 08; 7(4):776-784.

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Cavanaugh AM, Rauh MJ, Thompson CA, Alcaraz J, Mihalko WM, Bird CE, Eaton CB, Rosal MC, Li W, Shadyab AH, Gilmer T, LaCroix AZ. Racial and ethnic disparities in utilization of total knee arthroplasty among older women. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 12; 27(12):1746-1754.

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Russell SJ, Sala R, Conaghan PG, Habib G, Vo Q, Manning R, Kivitz A, Davis Y, Lufkin J, Johnson JR, Kelley S, Bodick N. Triamcinolone acetonide extended-release in patients with osteoarthritis and type 2 diabetes: a randomized, phase 2 study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 12 01; 57(12):2235-2241.

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Showery JE, Kusnezov NA, Dunn JC, Bader JO, Belmont PJ, Waterman BR. The Rising Incidence of Degenerative and Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee in the United States Military. J Arthroplasty. 2016 10; 31(10):2108-14.

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