The Influence of Stride Length, Knee Stiffness, and Leg Strength on the Associations Between Bone Mineral Density, Lean and Fat Mass, and Knee Joint Compressive Forces Among Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

Introduction: It is theorized that those with knee osteoarthritis (OA) exhibit a specific phenotype of high fat mass and bone mineral density (BMD) that is associated with increased knee forces and disease progression. Whether this relationship is mediated by biomechanical factors has not been investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between leg BMD, fat mass, and lean mass on knee joint compressive forces in older adults with knee OA, and to determine whether these relationships are mediated by stride length, leg strength, and/or knee stiffness.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Hunzinger, Katherine Joyce

• compressive

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82170

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/82170