Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve understanding of knee osteoarthritis and develop effective therapeutic treatments

骨性关节炎是最常见的关节炎形式，由于人口老龄化，其发病率正在显着增加。这个研究项目使用磁共振成像(MRI)来提高我们对膝骨性关节炎的理解。它将使用来自先前存在的病例对照研究的独特的10年跟踪MRI措施来检查膝关节结构随时间的变化。这项研究计划还将检查两个随机对照试验，旨在评估该疾病的治疗方法。

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and is increasing markedly due to an ageing population. This program of research uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve our understanding about knee osteoarthritis. It will examine knee structural change over time using unique 10-year follow-up MRI measures from a pre-existing case-control study. This program of research will also examine two randomised controlled trials which aim to evaluate therapeutic treatments for the disease.