Epidemiological evidence for work load as a risk factor for osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review.

<h4>Objective</h4>Osteoarthritis of the hip (OA) is a common degenerative disorder of the joint cartilage that presents a major public health problem worldwide. While intrinsic risk factors (e.g, body mass and morphology) have been identified, external risk factors are not well understoo...

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Main Authors: Sandra I Sulsky, Laura Carlton, Frank Bochmann, Rolf Ellegast, Ulrich Glitsch, Bernd Hartmann, Dirk Pallapies, D Seidel, Yi Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22348095/?tool=EBI