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edema of the bone

Question  what is edema in the bone (leg)?
 
Answer  This finding is often seen in MRI scans of joints and is considered an early sign of osteoarthritis. What it means in terms of mechanism of the disease is still being studied.

Last update: 01:17 PM Sunday, April 15, 2007

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Alan Matsumoto, M.D.

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