ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Obesity-Related Knee Osteoarthritis-Current Concepts.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of aquatic exercise on pain and physical function in overweight/obese patients with lower limb osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of probiotic supplementation in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Tackling obesity's impact: the need to address metabolic syndrome in osteoarthritis management.Future science OA · 2026Article
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- Cell-based therapy injections for the management of knee osteoarthritis: The ESSKA-ICRS consensus. Recommendations using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method for different clinical scenarios.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Cost-analysis of total knee arthroplasty with robot-assisted surgery versus conventional approach.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Patient Age Is Not a Determinant of 12-Month Pain Response After Autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index for the Clinical Efficacy of Acupuncture and Exercise Rehabilitation in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Study.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Observational
- RBP4-a risk factor in lipid metabolism-serves as an early diagnostic and prognostic marker of knee osteoarthritis progression.Arthritis research & therapy · 2026Article
- [Disease burden trends of site-specific osteoarthritis in China from 1990 to 2023 and the attribution to high body mass index].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- The Role of the C-Reactive Protein-Triglyceride Glucose Index in Predicting New-Onset Chronic Diseases: Evidence From a Longitudinal Cohort Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
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- Exploring the impact of childhood obesity on sarcopenia-related traits: A 2-way Mendelian randomization analysis.Medicine · 2026Article
- Association of Vitamin D Status with Radiographic Changes in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Diagnostic agreement of nutritional screening tools in obesity-related knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- From mechanical triggering to metabolic-inflammatory driving: a new paradigm of knee osteoarthritis pathogenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Combined therapeutic effects of Renshenguben and swimming on knee osteoarthritis associated with the gut-joint axis and HDAC3/PPAR-Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity-related knee osteoarthritis: from weight loss to therapeutic pathway reconstruction.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Association between knee osteoarthritis and foot deformities: epidemiological analysis of hallux valgus and flatfoot.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
The knee is the joint most frequently involved in osteoarthritis and represents a significant contributor to patient morbidity and impaired functional status. Major risk factors include genetics, age, sex, mechanical load and obesity/metabolic syndrome. Recent studies highlighted the role of obesity and metabolic syndrome in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis not simply through increased mechanical loading but the systemic effects of obesity-induced inflammation. The current concept of knee osteoarthritis is that of a 'whole joint disease', which highlights the involvement not only of articular cartilage but also the synovium, subchondral bone, ligaments and muscles. Obesity and metabolic syndrome are associated with higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, increased production of adipokines with both protective and destructive effects on articular cartilage, an up-regulation of proteolytic enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases and an increase in free fatty acids and reactive oxygen species induced by dyslipidemia. These findings underscore that the adequate management of knee osteoarthritis needs to include an optimization of body weight and a beneficial mobility regimen. The possible introduction of pharmacological therapy targeting specific molecules involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-related osteoarthritis will likely also be considered in future therapeutic strategies, including personalized treatment approaches.
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