Cartilage defects are associated with physical disability in obese adults

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 1290 - 1293
• Main Authors: Anandacoomarasamy, Ananthila, Smith, Garett, Leibman, Steven, Caterson, Ian, Giuffre, Bruno, Fransen, Marlene, Sambrook, Philip, March, Lyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Alignment; Biological and medical sciences; Cartilage defects; Cartilage Diseases - etiology; Cartilage Diseases - pathology; Cartilage Diseases - physiopathology; Cartilage, Articular - pathology; Clinical osteoarthritis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disability Evaluation; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - pathology; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases; MRI; Muscle Strength; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - etiology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - pathology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Quadriceps strength; Range of motion; Range of Motion, Articular; Severity of Illness Index; Human; Motion; Obesity; Range of motion; MRI; Quadriceps strength; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Nutrition disorder; Rheumatology; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Clinical osteoarthritis; Disability; Cartilage; Alignment; Cartilage defects; Arthropathy; Quadriceps muscle; Medical imagery; Adult; Degenerative disease; Osteoarthritis; Nutritional status; Strength

Objective. To describe the associations between physical disability measures and knee cartilage defects in obese adults. Methods. One hundred and eleven obese subjects were recruited from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding or exercise/diet weight loss programmes. All subjects completed disease-...