Association between osteoporosis and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women: A case-control study.
This study found no significant association between symptomatic KOA and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Interestingly, obesity appeared to have a protective effect against osteoporosis. Further large-scale, long-term studies are needed to confirm these findings and explore underlying mechanisms.
Authors
- Behzad Heidari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5050-3376)
- Mansour Babaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-9885)
- Kian Norouzi
Institutions
- Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22088/cjim.16.4.686
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00