A 12-month prospective exploratory study of muscle and fat characteristics in individuals with mild-to-moderate hip osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Reductions in lower extremity muscle strength, size and quality and increased fat content have been reported in advanced hip osteoarthritis (OA). Whether these differences are also evident at earlier stages of the disease and the extent to which they might develop over time is un...

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Главные авторы: Aderson Loureiro, Maria Constantinou, Belinda Beck, Rod S. Barrett, Laura E. Diamond
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: BMC 2019-06-01
Серии:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online-ссылка:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2668-z