Joint Injury in Young Adults and Risk for Subsequent Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

C. Gelber, Allan; C. Hochberg, Marc; A. Mead, Lucy; Wang, Nae‐Yuh; M. Wigley, Fredrick; J. Klag, Michael

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-133-5-200009050-00007

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Joint Injury in Young Adults and Risk for Subsequent Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Sep 5, 2000

Authors:

Allan C. Gelber

Marc C. Hochberg

Lucy A. Mead

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Knee and hip injuries have been linked with osteoarthritis in cross-sectional and case-control studies, but few prospective studies have examined the relation between injuries in young adults and risk for later osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVE: To prospectively examine the relation between join...

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Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Prospective cohort study

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