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From: Opioid users show worse baseline knee osteoarthritis and faster progression of degenerative changes: a retrospective case-control study based on data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)

Fig. 3

Right knee degenerative changes over 4 years in a control subject. Images were reviewed on picture archiving and communication system (PACS) workstations. Coronal views from intermediate-weighted sequences. a Baseline exam. Nondisplaced, horizontal tear in the white zone of the lateral meniscal body (arrow). Complex tear of the medial meniscal body with displaced flap (arrowhead). b Four-year follow-up exam. While the horizontal tear of the lateral meniscal body is more distinct, the tear type is stable. Stable complex tear of the medial meniscal body with flap. Of note, absence of cartilage lesions at baseline and follow-up

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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