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- Title
Osteoarthritis imaging: A survey of British Columbian doctors and evidence-based recommendations: Weight-bearing knee X-rays are critical in the diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis. Strategies should be employed to ensure knee X-rays are ordered weight-bearing
- Authors
Horwood, Nicola
- Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a common and debilitating condition that is rapidly increasing in prevalence worldwide, including in British Columbia.1 Despite evidence dating back to the 1970s expressing the importance of weight-bearing X-rays for imaging knee osteoarthritis, studies have shown that most knee X-rays are ordered non-weight-bearing. A simple four-question survey was administered to family physicians and orthopaedic surgeons throughout BC to assess the imaging practices for osteoarthritis. The surveyed orthopaedic surgeons unanimously responded that weight-bearing knee X-rays are important in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and that an MRI is not necessary if X-rays reveal moderate osteoarthritis. In comparison, a portion of family physicians did not endorse the importance of weight-bearing X-rays. Based on the results, improved communication and education should be sought among physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, and radiologists.
- Publication
British Columbia Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 5, p178
- ISSN
0007-0556
- Publication type
Academic Journal