Serum Leptin and Resistin Levels in Knee Osteoarthritis—Clinical and Radiologic Links: Towards Precise Definition of Metabolic Type Knee Osteoarthritis

Serum Leptin and Resistin Levels in Knee Osteoarthritis—Clinical and Radiologic Links: Towards Precise Definition of Metabolic Type Knee Osteoarthritis

Obesity is considered a major risk factor for the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Apart from the mechanical effect of obesity via increase in mechanical overload of weight-bearing joints, an association with hand OA has been observed. There has been increasing interest in th...

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Main Authors: Sevdalina Nikolova Lambova, Tsvetelina Batsalova, Dzhemal Moten, Stela Stoyanova, Elenka Georgieva, Lyudmila Belenska-Todorova, Desislava Kolchakova, Balik Dzhambazov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
knee osteoarthritis
adipokines
leptin
resistin
obesity
body mass index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/8/1019

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