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. 2021 Nov;3(11):812-813.
doi: 10.1002/acr2.11330. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

Obesity paradox in sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: comment on the article by Andrews et al

Kamal Mezian  1 , Yvona Angerová  1 , Murat Kara  2 , Levent Özçakar  2
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Obesity paradox in sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: comment on the article by Andrews et al

Kamal Mezian et al. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2021 Nov.
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A theoretical graphic shows the relationship between anterior thigh muscle mass and body mass index (BMI) with aging. STAR, sonographic anterior thigh muscle thickness ratio (anterior thigh muscle thickness/BMI) (7).
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