Is increased joint loading detrimental to obese patients with knee osteoarthritis? A secondary data analysis from a randomized trial

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1865-1875

  Henriksen, M ^a   Hunter, D J ^b   Dam, E B ^c   Messier, S P ^d   Andriacchi, T P ^e,f   Lohmander, L S ^g,h   Aaboe, J ^a   Boesen, M ^a   Gudbergsen, H ^a   Bliddal, H ^a   Christensen, R ^a,h  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BiomedIQ A/S   (Denmark)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Veterans Administration   (United States)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Gait; Joint loading; Osteoarthritis; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BOSTON LEEDS KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS SCORE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARTILAGE; GAIT; JOINT LOADING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84888875742     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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