Imaging and Biochemical Markers for Osteoarthritis

Dear Colleagues,

Osteoarthritis affects >300 million people around the world. Recent research on osteoarthritis focuses on the use of various biomarkers, including imaging, biochemical, and molecular biomarkers, to explore an individual-patient-based approach (personalised medicine) to improving the treatment of osteoarthritis. Recent clinical trials focus on matching the right treatment with the right patient to find an optimal management strategy to improve joint pain and change the disease trajectory. Moreover, these biomarkers are essential as an outcome measure in population-based epidemiological studies as a surrogate measure of osteoarthritis that helps us to increase our knowledge of the pathophysiology and risk factors of osteoarthritis. Ultimately, these studies will provide new treatment options for osteoarthritis and inform risk factors and targets for prevention strategies. These could have great potential for substantial cost savings through reductions in joint replacement surgery and improvements in the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients.

Dr. Benny S Eathakkattu Antony
Guest Editor

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