Table 5 Any bone marrow lesion (BML), large BML and visual analogue scale (VAS) knee pain
Any BML (yes/no)Large BML (yes/no)
Adjusted mean VAS pain difference (95% CI)*p ValueAdjusted mean VAS pain difference (95% CI)*p Value
BLOKS scale (yes/no)9.5 (−3.0, 22.0)0.1414.2 (−0.1, 28.5)0.05
WORMS scale (yes/no)8.7 (−6.3, 23.7)0.251.1 (−12.0, 14.3)0.86

  • BLOKS, Boston–Leeds Osteoarthritis Knee Score; WORMS, Whole Organ MRI Score.