The effect of body weight on the knee joint biomechanics based on subject-specific finite element-musculoskeletal approach

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 13777 - 15
• Main Authors: Adouni, Malek, Aydelik, Harun, Faisal, Tanvir R., Hajji, Raouf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.06.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/114/2397; 639/166/985; Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Cartilage; Cartilage (articular); Cartilage diseases; Cartilage, Articular - physiology; Female; Finite element; Finite Element Analysis; Gait; Gait - physiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint - physiology; Ligaments; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Musculoskeletal; Obesity; Obesity - physiopathology; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Public health; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Obesity; Gait; Musculoskeletal; Osteoarthritis; Finite element

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity are major public health concerns that are closely intertwined. This intimate relationship was documented by considering obesity as the most significant preventable risk factor associated with knee OA. To date, however, the effects of obesity on the knee joint...