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Article: Reports by F. Eckstein and co-researchers describe recent advances in arthritis.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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In this recently published article, scientists in Salzburg, Austria conducted a study "To determine by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), whether knees with advanced radiographic disease (medial joint space narrowing [mJSN]) encounter greater longitudinal cartilage loss than contralateral knees with earlier disease (no or less mJSN). were selected from 2,678 cases in the Osteoarthritis Initiative, based on exhibition of bilateral pain, body mass index >25 (kg/m(2)), mJSN in 1 knee, no or less mJSN in the contralateral knee, and no lateral JSN in both knees."
"Eighty participants (mean +/- SD age 60.6 +/- 9.1 years) fulfilled these criteria. Medial tibial and ...