Relationship between years in the trade and the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and MRI-detected meniscal tears and bursitis in floor layers. A cross-sectional study of a historical cohort

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Jensen, Lilli Kirkeskov ^a   Rytter, Søren ^b   Marott, Jacob Louis ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BURSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84863676846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001109     Document Type: Article

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