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

Affiliations

• ¹ The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark [email protected].
• ² Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK.
• ³ Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
• ⁴ School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
• ⁵ The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• ⁶ Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
• ⁷ Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• ⁸ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• ⁹ Department of Rheumatology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• ¹⁰ Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.