Change in body mass index during middle age affects risk of total knee arthoplasty due to osteoarthritis: A 19-year prospective study of 1003 women

The evidence linking body mass index (BMI) to severe OA shows a strong association in the knee. There are limited data exploring the effect of BMI on the risk of joint arthroplasty in a healthy population with long periods of follow up. We compared the self-reported BMI at age 20, measured BMI at ba...

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Autores principales: Nicholls, A.S., Kiran, A., Javaid, M.K., Hart, D.J., Spector, T.D., Carr, A.J., Arden, N.K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21782451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2011.06.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21782451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2011.06.008

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