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Pain experiences were captured using the Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) tool. We assessed the association between US-synovitis and ICOAP pain experiences using a series of linear, logistic, or multinomial logistic regression models (as appropriate for each variable), while adjusting for age, sex, BMI, and radiographic stage. Secondary analyses were performed similarly by radiographic stage.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pain and synovitis measures from 248 patients (453 knees) were included. Worse synovitis was associated with higher ICOAP constant pain scores (\u03b2 8.05, 95% CI 0.67\u201315.43), but not intermittent pain scores. Moderate-to-severe synovitis was associated with a 4.73-fold increased relative risk (95% CI 1.06\u201317.00) of a constant pain pattern. In secondary analyses, moderate-to-severe synovitis in early radiographic OA was associated with 2.70-higher odds (95% CI 1.04\u20137.02) of any constant pain, 3.28-higher odds (95% CI 1.43\u20137.52) of any intermittent pain, and with higher intermittent (\u03b2 10.47, 95% CI 1.03\u201319.91) and constant (\u03b2 12.62, 95% CI 3.02\u201322.23) pain scores. No associations were identified for synovitis in those with late radiographic OA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In patients with knee OA, moderate-to-severe synovitis is most strongly associated with constant pain. 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