BMJ23d
Loss of patellofemoral cartilage thickness over 5 years following ACL injury depends on the initial treatment strategy: results from the KANON trial
Results Patellofemoral cartilage thickness decreased −58 µm (95% CI −104 to –11 µm) over 5 years post-ACL rupture, with the greatest loss observed in trochlea during the first 2 years. Participants ...
BMJ20d
Gait, physical activity and tibiofemoral cartilage damage: a longitudinal machine learning analysis in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Baseline cartilage damage, higher Kellgren-Lawrence grade, greater pain during walking, higher lateral ground reaction force impulse, greater time spent lying and lower vertical ground reaction force ...
Nature3y
Smoking increases the risk of cartilage loss in individuals with a family history of OA
Smoking did not appear to be associated with cartilage defects or loss of volume in the control individuals; however, smoking increased the risk of knee cartilage defects and loss of volume before ...
Nature10mon
Targeting cartilage erosion in OA
but what was unclear was whether inhibiting this enzyme alone could reduce or stop cartilage loss in OA,” explains Little. ... Mmp13 knockout mice showed significant inhibition of cartilage ...