Journal article

International patellofemoral osteoarthritis consortium: Consensus statement on the diagnosis, burden, outcome measures, prognosis, risk factors and treatment

M van Middelkoop, KL Bennell, MJ Callaghan, NJ Collins, PG Conaghan, KM Crossley, JJFA Eijkenboom, RA van der Heijden, RS Hinman, DJ Hunter, DE Meuffels, K Mills, EHG Oei, J Runhaar, D Schiphof, JJ Stefanik, SMA Bierma-Zeinstra

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Objective: To present the current status of knowledge in the field of patellofemoral (PF) osteoarthritis (OA) and formulate a research agenda in order to guide future research on this topic. Design: A 1-day meeting was organized with the aim to bring together international experts in the field to discuss the current state of knowledge on PF OA. Experts from multiple disciplines were invited based on their scientific publications in the field of PF OA and interest in the subject. Topics discussed include the diagnosis, impact, prognosis, and treatment of PF OA. Methods: Following context-setting presentations, an interactive discussion was held in order to achieve consensus on the PF OA topic..

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Awarded by Division of Arctic Sciences


Funding Acknowledgements

N.J.C. is supported by a UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship. K.L.B. is supported by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship. P.G.C. is supported in part by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Unit. R.S.H. is supported by an ARC Future Fellowship (FT130100175). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. D.J.H. is funded by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship. The work of M.vM., J.J.F.A.E., R.A.vdH., J.R., D.S., and S.B.Z. is partly funded by a program grant of the Dutch Arthritis Foundation for their center of excellence "Osteoarthritis in primary care."