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A 30-year-old member asked:

Could osteoarthritis be misdiagnosed from an x-ray?

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Dr. Danny Proffitt
Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
Certainly: The answer is: why are you asking? What is real question? There are a lot of things that can be misdiagnosed on x-ray.
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Dr. Mark Rekant
Dr. Mark Rekantanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 29 years experience
Unlikely: X-rays have very classic findings for osteoarthritis that are tough to miss.
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Dr. Qamar Khan
Dr. Qamar Khananswered
Pain Management 19 years experience
NO: Basic levels of osteoarthritis can be evaluated and diagnosed by an x-ray. MRI can be helpful in looking at soft tissue structures of the joint or any bony damage as well.
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A 48-year-old member asked:

Is it possible for osteoarthritis to be misdiagnosed from an x ray?

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Dr. Rhett Griggsanswered
Hand Surgery 21 years experience
Possible: Common problem i see is not getting a weight bearing xr...Get it weight bearing.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
I had an x ray done which showed osteoarthritis. Can you actually tell the difference between Rheumatoid Arthritis and osteoarthritis on an x ray? Are they 2 different things and have 2 separate treatments? I was told physical therapy may help?
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A 34-year-old female asked:
I got x rays shows I have osteoarthritis in both my knees i'm taking meloxicam , tylenol (acetaminophen) and vicodin just to get threw work how bad is that for me?
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A 34-year-old female asked:
I have osteoarthritis in my left knee as well as joint effusion. I had an X-ray done back in September which is how I found out. I am waiting to get approved for an MRI, but I was just wondering what exactly can be seen that an X-ray couldnt show?
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Knee osteoarthritis. Doc did ultrasound of my knees at her clinic. What can this test show? Can it show the amount of cartilage left? If not, X ray?
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A 75-year-old female asked:
Left hip pain . Groin cramps or spasms problem to walk. Pain in Thigh and down thru ankle. Dr states X-ray shows osteoarthritis in hip. Drew fluid off and gave me injection. Only helped two days. Worse now. Think I need orthopedic? Your thoughts th?
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