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Review
. 2022 Nov;48(4):907-930.
doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.06.010.

Environmental Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis: The Impact on Individuals with Knee Joint Injury

David M Werner  1 , Yvonne M Golightly  2 , Matthew Tao  3 , Austin Post  4 , Elizabeth Wellsandt  3
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Environmental Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis: The Impact on Individuals with Knee Joint Injury

David M Werner et al. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a debilitating chronic condition involving joint degeneration, impacting over 300 million people worldwide. This places a high social and economic burden on society. The knee is the most common joint impacted by osteoarthritis. A common cause of osteoarthritis is traumatic joint injury, specifically injury to the anterior cruciate ligament. The purpose of this review is to detail the non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors for osteoarthritis with particular focus on individuals after anterior cruciate ligament injury. After reading this, health care providers will better comprehend the wide variety of factors linked to osteoarthritis.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; Disease management; Knee; Knee injury; Prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure There are no commercial or financial conflicts of interest to report for any of the author team.

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