Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis

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Abstract

These results and other corroborative cross-sectional data show that obesity or as yet unknown factors associated with obesity cause knee osteoarthritis.

Topics & Keywords

Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 109, Issue 1, pp. 18-24

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-109-1-18

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