Obesity increases the prevalence and severity of focal knee abnormalities diagnosed using 3T MRI in middle-aged subjects--data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Objective: To study the effect of BMI on the prevalence, severity, and 36-month progression of early degenerative changes in the knee by using 3T MRI in middle-aged subjects without radiographic osteoarthritis (OA).Materials and Methods: We examined baseline and 36-month follow-up MR studies from 13...

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Published in:	Skeletal Radiology Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 633 - 642
Main Authors:	Laberge MA, Baum T, Virayavanich W, Nardo L, Nevitt MC, Lynch J, McCulloch CE, Link TM, Laberge, Marc A, Baum, Thomas, Virayavanich, Warapat, Nardo, Lorenzo, Nevitt, M C, Lynch, J, McCulloch, C E, Link, Thomas M
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2012
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost