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Utrecht Osteoarthritis Research - UROAR

Research aim

Our group studies osteoarthritis, from disease mechanisms to treatment strategies. Using a translational approach, we connect lab research to patient care, aiming to create effective diagnostic tools and patient-centered therapies.

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Recent publications

Aortic, musculoskeletal and organ characteristics on computed tomography in knee osteoarthritis - an explorative study in the IMI-APPROACH cohort Netanja I Harlianto, Pim A de Jong, Wouter Foppen, Edwin Bennink, Stijn Bunk, Simon C Mastbergen, Adriane D M Vorselaars, Mareye Voortman, Margreet Kloppenburg, Francisco J Blanco, Ida K Haugen, Francis Berenbaum, Karteek Popuri, Mirza Faisal Beg, Mylène P Jansen
Rheumatology International, 2025, vol. 45
Prevalence and progression of arterial calcifications on computed tomography in humans with knee osteoarthritis Pim A de Jong, Netanja I Harlianto, Wouter Foppen, Nağme Ö Renkli, Wilko Spiering, Harrie Weinans, Willem PThM Mali, Simon C Mastbergen, Mylène P Jansen
Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2024, vol. 64, p.1493-1499
Magnetic resonance imaging-based bone imaging of the lower limb Mateusz C Florkow, Chien H Nguyen, Ralph J B Sakkers, Harrie Weinans, Mylene P Jansen, Roel J H Custers, Marijn van Stralen, Peter R Seevinck
Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2023, vol. 42, p.843-854
Exploring the differences between radiographic joint space width and MRI cartilage thickness changes using data from the IMI-APPROACH cohort Mylène P. Jansen, Frank W. Roemer, Anne Karien C.A. Marijnissen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Francisco J. Blanco, Ida K. Haugen, Francis Berenbaum, Floris P.J.G. Lafeber, Paco M.J. Welsing, Simon C. Mastbergen, Wolfgang Wirth
Skeletal Radiology, 2023, vol. 52, p.1339-1348
Quantitative CT of the knee in the IMI-APPROACH osteoarthritis cohort Rafael Heiss, Jean-Denis Laredo, Wolfgang Wirth, Mylène P Jansen, Anne C A Marijnissen, Floris Lafeber, Agnes Lalande, Harrie H Weinans, Francisco J Blanco, Francis Berenbaum, Margreet Kloppenburg, Ida K Haugen, Klaus Engelke, Frank W Roemer
Bone, 2023, vol. 168
Identifying multivariate disease trajectories and potential phenotypes of early knee osteoarthritis in the CHECK cohort Sara Altamirano, Mylène P. Jansen, Daniel L. Oberski, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Simon C. Mastbergen, Floris P.J.G. Lafeber, Willem E. van Spil, Paco M.J. Welsing
PLoS ONE, 2023, vol. 18