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[Music] assalamualaikum hello everybody today our video about characteristic x-ray appearances of osteoarthritis osteoarthritis can affect any synovial joints the hands wrists hips knees and feet are most commonly affected first we have to take a look on normal x-ray for example a normal anti-posterior view of the knee characteristic x-ray appearances include one joint space narrowing two osteophytes three articular irregularity and or sclerosis four subcortical cysts 5 intra-articular loose bodies these features can be seen in isolation but commonly 2 or more signs are present note illusions are not a feature and if seen should read the suspicion of an inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis number one joint space narrowing in this picture we see the medial side of the knee joint is severely narrowed such that the femur and tibia are touching and the lateral side of the joint is widened and there is abnormal virus angulation of the tibia we see also increased density indic