Validity of Ultrasound in Knee Osteoarthritis - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - PubMed
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- #Meta-analysis
- #Knee Osteoarthritis
- #Ultrasound
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on ultrasound validity in knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Databases searched: PubMed, Embase (Ovid Medline), and EBSCOhost (Medline).
- Final analysis included 106 studies with 9786 patients and 11756 joints.
- Ultrasound pathologies defined by OMERACT, EULAR, EULAR-OMERACT, and ZAGAZIG guidelines.
- Weak positive correlations found between ultrasound pathologies and pain/serum biomarkers.
- Moderate to strong correlations observed with X-ray, MRI-synovitis, and histology.
- Strong discriminative validity for Baker's cyst, effusion, and anserine bursitis.
- Ultrasound showed heterogeneous criterion, construct, and discriminative validity in knee OA.
- High-quality data useful for clinical decision-making.