Medial plica is associated with progression of medial meniscus extrusion in middle-aged persons with Kellgren–Lawrence grade 0: data from the osteoarthritis initiative
In middle-aged persons with K/L grade 0, the presence of medial plica-particularly higher-grade lesions-was associated with progression of MME and cartilage loss, and grade ≥ 2 lesions were additionally associated with radiographic progression of knee OA.
Authors
- Muneaki Ishijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-0805)
- S. Hada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-3307)
- Takako Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9260-4594)
- Shuko Nojiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-8152)
- Haruka Kaneko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-8653)
- Martin Englund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-2437)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-06472-x
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Academy of Finland
- Vetenskapsrådet
- NordForsk
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Strategic International Collaborative Research Program