Researchers will use the National Institutes of Health grant to better understand osteoarthritis, and rapid knee deterioration.
Patty Machelor It’s among the most common ailments people have as they age, but medical researchers have long struggled with how to help — other than surgery.
"Hopefully, in the future, we’ll be able to prevent more people from needing knee replacements," said Dr. C. Kent Kwoh, director of the UA's Arthritis Center."It's the only treatment we have now." Kwoh will lead the five-year study, which will include 10,000 patient participants between the ages of 45 and 90. There are researchers from 10 other universities participating from the U.S., as well as Sweden and Australia. Researchers will use X-rays to identify unique aspects of knee structure to help predict who will experience rapid knee deterioration.
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