How is imaging for OA?

Four Key X-ray Changes (LOSS)  L – Loss of Joint Space  O – Osteophytes  S – Subarticular Sclerosis (increased density of the bone along the joint line)  S – Subchondral Cysts (fluid filled holes in the bone, aka geodes) X-ray changes do not necessarily correlate with symptoms. Significant changes might me found incidentally on someone without symptoms. Equally, someone with severe symptoms of osteoarthritis may have only mild changes on an X-ray