TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint: a study of radiology and clinical epidemiology:
T2 - Results from the Copenhagen Osteoarthritis Study
AU - Sonne-Holm, Stig
AU - Jacobsen, J
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Epidemiological studies show an increased prevalence of osteoarthritis of the knee and hand with increased body mass index [BMI]. Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is not related to BMI. The connection between obesity and osteoarthritis cannot exclusively be explained by genetic factors or by the accumulation of tear and wear. Overweight occurs prior to knee joint degeneration, not as a result of diminished activity due to joint degeneration. Weight control seems to be an influential tool in the prophylaxis of overweight-specific joint degeneration.
AB - Epidemiological studies show an increased prevalence of osteoarthritis of the knee and hand with increased body mass index [BMI]. Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is not related to BMI. The connection between obesity and osteoarthritis cannot exclusively be explained by genetic factors or by the accumulation of tear and wear. Overweight occurs prior to knee joint degeneration, not as a result of diminished activity due to joint degeneration. Weight control seems to be an influential tool in the prophylaxis of overweight-specific joint degeneration.
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2005.12.001
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2005.12.001
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
SP - 496
EP - 500
JO - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
JF - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
SN - 1063-4584
IS - 5
ER -