The importance of context and intent when defining early-stage knee osteoarthritis

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey.driban@tufts.edu.
• ² Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Electronic address: harkeym1@msu.edu.
• ³ Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Tufts Medical Center; Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: timothy.mcalindon@tuftsmedicine.org.
• ⁴ Medical Care Line and Research Care Line, Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey, VAMC, Houston, TX, USA; Section of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: ghlo@bcm.edu.