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Joint space narrowing (JSN) and osteophytes were assessed using radiograph. Least significant change criterion was used to define change in effusion-synovitis volume. Knee symptoms were assessed by Western Ontario and McMaster University OA Index. Multivariable linear\/logistic regression and multilevel generalized mixed-effects models were used in longitudinal analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Total effusion-synovitis volume increased modestly from baseline (8.0 \u00b1 8.5 ml) to followup (9.0 \u00b1 10.5 ml). Baseline BML, cartilage defect, JSN, and osteophyte scores were positively associated with change in effusion-synovitis volume (p &lt; 0.05). Baseline cartilage defects and JSN were also associated with change in effusion-synovitis score (p &lt; 0.05). However, neither baseline effusion-synovitis score nor volume consistently predicted change in the above structures except cartilage volume. In the mixed-effects models, knee effusion-synovitis was positively associated with BML (volume: \u03b2 = 1.19 ml\/grade; score: OR = 1.75\/grade) and cartilage defects (volume: \u03b2 = 1.87 ml\/grade; score: OR = 2.22\/grade), while negatively associated with cartilage volume loss. Change in effusion-synovitis volume was positively correlated with changes in knee pain and stiffness scores (p &lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Knee cartilage and subchondral bone abnormalities predicted change in effusion-synovitis, but effusion-synovitis did not predict knee structural changes. 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