Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 10 , Pages 1275-1283 , October 2010

Reference values and Z-scores for subregional femorotibial cartilage thickness – results from a large population-based sample (Framingham) and comparison with the non-exposed Osteoarthritis Initiative reference cohort

  • F. Eckstein

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University & Chondrometrics GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Felix Eckstein, Institute of Anatomy & Musculoskeletal Research, PMU, Strubergasse 21, A5020 Salzburg Austria. Tel: 43-662-44-2002-1240; Fax: 43-662-44-2002-1249.
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  • M. Yang

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA
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  • A. Guermazi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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  • F.W. Roemer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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  • M. Hudelmaier

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University & Chondrometrics GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
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  • K. Picha

      Affiliations

    • Centocor Inc., Radnor, PA, USA
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  • F. Baribaud

      Affiliations

    • Centocor Inc., Radnor, PA, USA
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  • W. Wirth

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University & Chondrometrics GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
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  • D.T. Felson

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA

Received 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 27 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.07.010

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 10 , Pages 1275-1283 , October 2010

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