Age-related quadriceps-dominant muscle atrophy and incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Ikeda, Shinichi ^a   Tsumura, Hiroshi ^a   Torisu, Takehiko ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Computed tomography; Muscle atrophy; Osteoarthritis of the knee

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPORT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 17644376822     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0876-2     Document Type: Article

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