Association of Quadriceps Adiposity With an Increase in Knee Cartilage, Meniscus, or Bone Marrow Lesions Over Three Years.
Deepak KumarThomas M LinkS Reza JafarzadehMichael P LaValleySharmila MajumdarRichard B SouzaPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
These longitudinal findings using quantitative MRI methods for assessment of muscle adiposity highlight the role of quadriceps adiposity, specifically in the VM, in knee OA progression. However, studies in larger cohorts are needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- anterior cruciate ligament
- insulin resistance
- bone marrow
- knee osteoarthritis
- total knee arthroplasty
- weight gain
- skeletal muscle
- mesenchymal stem cells
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- cross sectional
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance
- metabolic syndrome
- computed tomography
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- case control