title: Association of frequent knee bending activity with focal knee lesions detected with 3T magnetic resonance imaging: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the association of baseline frequent knee bending activities with the prevalence and progression of cartilage and meniscal abnormalities over 3 years and to assess the effect of frequent knee bending on the different knee compartments with 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 115 subjects without radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) but with risk factors for OA from the Osteoarthritis Initiative database. The inclusion criteria at baseline were age 45-55 years, body mass index of 19-27 kg/m(2) , Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain score of 0, and Kellgren/Lawrence grade <2. Knee bending activities (kneeling, squatting, stair climbing, and weight lifting) were assessed by questionnaire at the baseline clinic visit. Cartilage and meniscal abnormalities were graded using the Whole-Organ MRI Score. Logistic regression was used to determine the association of frequent knee bending with cartilage and meniscal abnormalities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Frequent knee bending activities were associated with an increased risk of prevalent cartilage lesions (odds ratio [OR] 3.63, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.39-9.52), in particular in the patellofemoral compartment (OR 3.09, 95% CI 1.22-7.79). The increase in risk was higher in subjects involved in ≥2 knee bending activities. At 3-year followup, individuals reporting frequent knee bending were more likely to show progression of cartilage damage (OR 4.12, 95% CI 1.27-13.36) and meniscal abnormalities (OR 4.34, 95% CI 1.16-16.32).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Frequent knee bending activities were associated with a higher prevalence of knee cartilage lesions (particularly in the patellofemoral compartment) and with an increased risk of progression of cartilage and meniscal lesions in asymptomatic middle-aged subjects.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Warapat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Virayavanich
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alizai
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nardo
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nevitt
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: McCulloch
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Link
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors
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