Work intensity and fat mass percentage are associated with asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures in knee osteoarthritis patients: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Zolkiply, Izzatul Nadiah, Wong, Kah Keng, Mohammad Sallehudin, Hakimah, Bidin, Mohammad Zulkarnain, Che Hamzah, Fahrudin, Bahari, Norafida, Wan Ghazali, Wan Syamimee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114641/1/114641.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114641/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0308746
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition with a prevalence of 365 million individuals globally, and it is an independent risk factor for falls and fractures, notably asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures (AMVF). The high prevalence of knee OA, the severity of AMVF, and their combined i...