Age-related low skeletal muscle mass correlates with joint space narrowing in knee osteoarthritis in a South Korean population: a cross-sectional, case-control study
Background This study was conducted to analyze the effects of low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and obesity on aging-related osteoarthritis (OA) in the Korean population. Methods A total of 16,601 participants who underwent a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and 3,976 subjects with knee X-rays ac...
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| Language: | English |
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-jyms.org/upload/pdf/jyms-2021-01536.pdf |