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Osteoarthritis News
Association Between Lower Extremity Muscle Mass and Knee Cartilage Volume
Increased body weight is thought to increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) by increasing the amount of mechanical knee loading subjected to the knees with use. Accordingly, obesity is a well-established risk factor for the development of knee OA. However, weight alone may not completely identify risk, as body weight reflects distribution of body composition (adipose, lean tissue mass, and bone mass) that may differ between individuals and convey differing risk patterns for knee OA.
