Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10743234 | Maturitas | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In community-based women greater popliteal artery wall thickness is associated with increased rate of tibial cartilage volume loss over 2 years. These findings suggest an adverse effect of vascular pathology on articular knee cartilage, supporting the hypothesis that there might be a vascular contribution to the development of knee osteoarthritis. Although needing to be confirmed in other studies, these results suggest that targeting vascular pathology may provide a potential target for the prevention and early treatment of knee osteoarthritis in women.
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Authors
Yuanyuan Wang, Chloe Dawson, Fahad Hanna, Jessica Fairley, Flavia M. Cicuttini,