Prevalence and progression of arterial calcifications on computed tomography in humans with knee osteoarthritis
Pim A de Jong,
Netanja I Harlianto,
Wouter Foppen
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
Ectopic bone deposition plays an important role in osteoarthritis (OA) and in arterial wall disease. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and progression of arterial calcifications on whole-body computed tomography (CT) in persons with knee OA.
Methods
We included 118 (36 male) participants who satisfied the clinical American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for knee OA. Baseline investigations inc… Show more
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