Obese and overweight individuals have greater knee synovial inflammation and associated structural and cartilage compositional degeneration: data from the osteoarthritis initiative

• Main Authors: Thanat Kanthawang, Jannis Bodden, Gabby B. Joseph, Nancy E. Lane, Michael Nevitt, Charles E. McCulloch, Thomas M. Link
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85088368607&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70963
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020, ISS. Objective: This work aims to study (i) the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and knee synovial inflammation using non-contrast-enhanced MRI and (ii) the association of synovial inflammation versus degenerative abnormalities and pain. Materials and methods: Subjects with risk fo...