Is Lifelong Knee Joint Force from Work, Home, and Sport Related to Knee Osteoarthritis?

Purpose. To investigate the association of cumulative lifetime knee joint force on the risk of self-reported medically-diagnosed knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Exposure data on lifetime physical activity type (occupational, household, sport/recreation) and dose (frequency, intensity, duration) w...

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Main Authors: Charles R. Ratzlaff, Mieke Koehoorn, Jolanda Cibere, Jacek A. Kopec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/584193