[Clinical advances of muscle status in osteoarthritis].
This article summarizes relevant clinical studies on muscle status and osteoarthritis. Evidence from many researches have implied the importance of muscle weakness, decreased muscle strength and muscle function as pathological factor in the process of osteoarthritis, and muscle should also be an effective target for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Further study need to be conducted from the angle of muscle to explore the mechanism of osteoarthritis and to develop new drugs.
Cao
Yue-long
YL
Department of Orthopaedics, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. ningtcm@hotmail.com
Pang
Jian
J
Zhan
Hong-sheng
HS
Shi
Yin-yu
YY
D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000150:complications*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology