Overweight: advancing our understanding of its impact on the knee and the hip

Editorial

Leena Sharma et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Feb.

. 2007 Feb;66(2):141-2.

doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.059931.

Abstract

Why the effect of excess body weight is greater at the knee

Competing interests: None declared.

Body mass index associated with onset and progression of osteoarthritis of the knee but not of the hip: the Rotterdam Study.
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