ArticleClinical rheumatology2024
Interactions of cumulative load with biomarkers of cartilage turnover predict knee cartilage change over 2 years: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.
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- Relationships Between the Infrapatellar Fat Pad and Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis Differ With Body Mass Index and Sex.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Article
- Research progress of ultrasound in accurate evaluation of cartilage injury in osteoarthritis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
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Abstract
The purpose was to investigate relationships of cumulative load and cartilage turnover biomarkers with 2-year changes in cartilage in knee osteoarthritis. From participants with Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades of 1 to 3, cartilage thickness and transverse relaxation time (T2) were computed from 24-month (baseline) and 48-month magnetic resonance images. Cumulative load was the interaction term of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) and body mass index (BMI). Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and the nitrated form of type II collagen (Coll2-1 NO2) were collected at baseline. Multiple regressions (adjusted for baseline age, KL grade, cartilage measures, pain, comorbidity) evaluated the relationships of cumulative load and biomarkers with 2-year changes. In 406 participants (63.7 (8.7) years), interactions of biomarkers with cumulative load weakly predicted 2-year cartilage changes: (i) COMP × cumulative load explained medial tibia thickness change (R
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