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Kneeclinic Manchester
Wondering what happens during a knee assessment? In this short video, Mr. Bilal Barkatali, Consultant Knee Surgeon, explains how knee osteoarthritis is diagnosed and what to expect at your consultation.

Whether you're dealing with joint pain or early arthritis, understanding the assessment process is the first step toward relief. Ideal for patients across Cheshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, Bolton, Warrington, Cumbria, and surrounding areas.

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Transcript
00:00Causes of OA are not fully understood. Lots of research is being done, but there are links and
00:15associations with genetics, age, BMI, occupation, and female sex. So females are more predisposed
00:23to getting osteoarthritis than males. How do we diagnose osteoarthritis? If you have a painful
00:28knee joint, you'll see some help from your GP or a physio or a consultant surgeon like
00:32myself. And what I would do is speak to you and take a full history about what's been
00:37happening with the joint, what your symptoms are, how severe the symptoms are, when they
00:41affect you. This will be followed by an examination of the knee, followed by investigations. And
00:47the most common investigation carried out is an X-ray of the knee joint, which can show
00:52the level of arthritis that exists. If the knee joint appears to be healthy on X-rays, then
00:57an MRI scan would be indicated, which might show early osteoarthritis rather later.

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