ArticleEuropean radiology2018
Association of weight change with progression of meniscal intrasubstance degeneration over 48 months: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Outcomes of Partial Meniscectomy in Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cartilage · 2021Pooled it
- Intra-substance meniscal changes and their clinical significance: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Weight change patterns across adulthood are associated with the risk of osteoarthritis: a population-based study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Impact of different physical activity types on knee joint structural degeneration assessed with 3-T MRI in overweight and obese subjects: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Weight Cycling and Knee Joint Degeneration in Individuals with Overweight or Obesity: Four-Year Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Work-related factors of knee osteoarthritis in Korean farmers: a cross-sectional study.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Emerging Technologies and Platforms for the Immunodetection of Multiple Biochemical Markers in Osteoarthritis Research and Therapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Review
- Meniscal pathologies on MRI correlate with increased bone tracer uptake in SPECT/CT.European radiology · 2018Article
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objectivesTo investigate the association of weight change over 48 months with progression of meniscal intrasubstance degeneration (MID).
methodsWe studied 487 subjects with MID at baseline and after 48 months using 3-T MRI with the same protocol (FSE sequences with and without fat suppression). These participants lost weight (≥3%, n = 141), had moderate weight gain (3-10%, n = 77), substantial weight gain (>10%, n = 15) or maintained stable weight (n = 254). Progression of MID to a meniscal tear was assessed using the WORMS grading system and compared among weight change groups using logistic regression. ANOVA and chi-square tests were used to study the differences in subjects' characteristics.
resultsProgression of MID increased from weight loss to substantial weight gain (p < 0.001) and was significantly more likely with both moderate weight gain (odds ratio [OR], 4.9; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.4-8.9) and substantial weight gain (OR, 9.5; 95% CI 3.2-28.5) compared to stable weight. Results were similar in both menisci for moderate weight gain (medial: OR, 6.8; 95% CI 3.5-11.3; lateral: OR, 2.6; 95% CI 1.1-6.6) and substantial weight gain (medial: OR, 21.0; 95% CI 5.1-80.7; lateral: OR, 9.7; 95% CI 0.95-100.2).
conclusionWeight gain is associated with an increased likelihood that meniscal intrasubstance degeneration will progress with the risk increasing with greater weight gain. KEY POINTS: • Subjects who gained weight were more likely to develop meniscal tears. • Greater amount of weight gain was associated with an increasing likelihood of progression. • Prevention of weight gain has health benefits for the meniscus.
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