X-ray of osteoarthritis of the knee

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X-ray of osteoarthritis of the knee

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Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 is an X-ray of a normal knee with normal space between the bones of the upper and lower leg. Figure 2 shows bone spurs and a narrowed joint space caused by osteoarthritis.

Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology
Last Updated: 04/20/2007

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