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Title:

Is Weight Loss Associated with Less Progression of Changes in Knee Articular Cartilage among Obese and Overweight Patients as Assessed with MR Imaging over 48 Months? Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Document type:
Journal Article; Multicenter Study
Author(s):
Gersing, Alexandra S; Schwaiger, Benedikt J; Nevitt, Michael C; Joseph, Gabby B; Chanchek, Nattagan; Guimaraes, Julio B; Mbapte Wamba, John; Facchetti, Luca; McCulloch, Charles E; Link, Thomas M
Abstract:
Purpose To investigate the association of weight loss with progression of cartilage changes at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging over 48 months in overweight and obese participants compared with participants of stable weight. Materials and Methods The institutional review boards of the four participating centers approved this HIPAA-compliant study. Included were (a) 640 participants (mean age, 62.9 years ± 9.1 [standard deviation]; 398 women) who were overweight or obese (body mass index cutpoint...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Radiology
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
284
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
508-520
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1148/radiol.2017161005
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28463057
Print-ISSN:
0033-8419
TUM Institution:
Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie
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