ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
The Influence of Obesity and Meniscal Coverage on In Vivo Tibial Cartilage Thickness and Strain.
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- Occupational motions such as kneeling and squatting are associated with the increased development of medial meniscus posterior root tears, regardless of the medial posterior tibial slope angle.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Impact of treadmill running on distal femoral cartilage thickness: a cross-sectional study of professional athletes and healthy controls.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The effects of a 6-month weight loss intervention on physical function and serum biomarkers in older adults with and without osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
- Use of a Novel Multimodal Imaging Technique to Model In Vivo Quadriceps Force and ACL Strain During Dynamic Activity.The American journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Periodical assessment of four horns of knee meniscus using MR T2 mapping imaging in volunteers before and after amateur marathons.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Obesity impacts the mechanical response and biochemical composition of patellofemoral cartilage: An in vivo, MRI-based investigation.Journal of biomechanics · 2022Article
- The surgical destabilization of the abductor muscle leads to development of instability-associated hip osteoarthritis in mice.Journal of hip preservation surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundObesity, which potentially increases loading at the knee, is a common and modifiable risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis. The menisci play an important role in distributing joint loads to the underlying cartilage. However, the influence of obesity on the role of the menisci in cartilage load distribution in vivo is currently unknown. PURPOSE: To measure tibial cartilage thickness and compressive strain in response to walking in areas covered and uncovered by the menisci in participants with normal body mass index (BMI) and participants with high BMI. STUDY
designControlled laboratory study.
methodsMagnetic resonance (MR) images of the right knees of participants with normal BMI (<25 kg/m
resultsBefore exercise, medial and lateral uncovered cartilage of the tibial plateau was significantly thicker than covered cartilage in both BMI groups. In the uncovered region of the lateral tibial plateau, participants with high BMI had thinner preexercise cartilage than those with a normal BMI. Cartilage compressive strain was significantly greater in medial and lateral cartilage in participants with high BMI compared with those with normal BMI in both the regions covered and those uncovered by the menisci.
conclusionParticipants with high BMI experienced greater cartilage strain in response to walking than participants with normal BMI in both covered and uncovered regions of cartilage, which may indicate that the load-distributing function of the meniscus is not sufficient to moderate the effects of obesity. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These findings demonstrate the critical effect of obesity on cartilage function and thickness in regions covered and uncovered by the menisci.
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