Abstracts tagged "osteoarthritis and sarcopenia"

Abstract Number: 221 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Analysis of Age-Related Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Its Significance on Osteoarthritis in a Korean Population
Hyunje Kim¹, Minjung Kim¹, Choong Ki Lee² and Young Hoon Hong³, ¹Internal medicine, School of medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, South Korea, ²Internal medicine, school of medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, South Korea, ³Department of Internal medicine, School of Medicine,, Yeungnam University, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose This study was conducted in order to analyze the effects of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity on age-related OA of the knee in a Korean…
Abstract Number: 217 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship of Quadriceps and Hamstrings Intramuscular Fat and Lean Muscle with Power in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis
Michael J. Davison¹, Monica R. Maly², Karen A. Beattie³, Peter J. Keir⁴ and Jonathan D. Adachi⁵, ¹Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/PurposeReduced quadriceps and hamstrings strength is a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This strength loss is partly due to the loss of lean muscle…