Association between metabolic syndrome and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic joint disease in China. The aim of this study was to examine the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and knee OA in a population-based Chinese study.

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - December 16, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dong-xing Xie, Jie Wei, Chao Zeng, Tuo Yang, Hui Li, Yi-lun Wang, Hui-zhong Long, Zi-ying Wu, Yu-xuan Qian, Kang-hua Li and Guang-hua Lei Tags: Research article Source Type: research