Pain in hand osteoarthritis is associated with crystals in the synovial fluid: a cross-sectional study of people with hand osteoarthritis undergoing surgery

• Philip G Conaghan,
• Robin Christensen,
• Lene Terslev,
• Marius Henriksen,
• Henning Bliddal,
• Karen Ellegaard,
• Mikael Boesen,
• Philip Hansen,
• Lars Juul,
• Janus Damm Nybing,
• Anna Dossing,
• Lisa K. Stamp,
• Geraldine M. McCarthy,
• Niels Henrik Søe,
• Dimitar Ivanov Radev

Affiliations

Philip G Conaghan

Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK

Robin Christensen

The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lene Terslev

Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Marius Henriksen

The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Henning Bliddal

The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Karen Ellegaard

The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mikael Boesen

Department of Radiology, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Philip Hansen

Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lars Juul

Department of Rheumatology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Janus Damm Nybing

Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anna Dossing

The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lisa K. Stamp

Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

Geraldine M. McCarthy

School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Niels Henrik Søe

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Dimitar Ivanov Radev

Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark