Increase in vastus medialis cross-sectional area is associated with reduced pain, cartilage loss, and joint replacement risk in knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3917-3925

  Wang, Yuanyuan ^a   Wluka, Anita E ^a   Berry, Patricia A ^a   Siew, Terence ^a   Teichtahl, Andrew J ^a   Urquhart, Donna M ^a   Lloyd, David G ^b,d   Jones, Graeme ^c   Cicuttini, Flavia M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TIBIAL CARTILAGE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870383899     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.34681     Document Type: Article

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