Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6125316 | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Thigh muscle mass does not appear to confer protection against incident or worsening knee OA. These findings suggest that future studies of risk for knee OA should focus on the roles of knee extensor neuromuscular activation and muscle physiology, rather than the muscle mass.
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Authors
N.A. Segal, C. Findlay, K. Wang, J.C. Torner, M.C. Nevitt,