Obesity: a preventable risk factor for large joint osteoarthritis which may act through biomechanical factors

A Powell, AJ Teichtahl, AE Wluka… - British journal of sports …, 2005 - bjsm.bmj.com
AJ Teichtahl2, … Teichtahl A , Morris M, Wluka A, et al. A comparison of gait patterns between
the offspring of people with medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis and normal controls. Clin Exp …

Reviewing knee osteoarthritis—a biomechanical perspective

BD Jackson, AE Wluka, AJ Teichtahl, ME Morris… - Journal of Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and is a major cause of disability in
people aged over 65. Despite the major socioeconomic burden imposed by OA, the aetiology …

[HTML][HTML] Wolff's law in action: a mechanism for early knee osteoarthritis

AJ Teichtahl, AE Wluka, P Wijethilake, Y Wang… - Arthritis research & …, 2015 - Springer
There is growing interest in the role of bone in knee osteoarthritis. Bone is a dynamic organ,
tightly regulated by a multitude of homeostatic controls, including genetic and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] The natural history of cartilage defects in people with knee osteoarthritis

…, AE Wluka, Y Wang, AJ Teichtahl… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Cartilage defects are highly prevalent in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Although they are associated with increased cartilage loss and joint replacement, there is …

Fat infiltration of paraspinal muscles is associated with low back pain, disability, and structural abnormalities in community-based adults

AJ Teichtahl, DM Urquhart, Y Wang, AE Wluka… - The Spine Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Background context Low back pain and disability are major public health problems and may
be related to paraspinal muscle abnormalities, such as a reduction in muscle size and …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between body adiposity measures and risk of primary knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study

Y Wang, JA Simpson, AE Wluka, AJ Teichtahl… - Arthritis research & …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Total joint replacement is considered a surrogate measure for symptomatic end-stage
osteoarthritis. It is unknown whether the adipose mass and the distribution of adipose …

Women have increased rates of cartilage loss and progression of cartilage defects at the knee than men: a gender study of adults without clinical knee osteoarthritis

FS Hanna, AJ Teichtahl, AE Wluka, Y Wang… - Menopause, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Women have an increased risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, little is known
about gender differences in cartilage health before the onset of clinical knee OA. The aim …

Effect of physical activity on articular knee joint structures in community‐based adults

TL Racunica, AJ Teichtahl, Y Wang… - Arthritis Care & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective It is unclear whether physical activity that is beneficial for the cardiovascular
system is detrimental to knee structures. We examined the association between intensity, …

[HTML][HTML] Physical inactivity is associated with narrower lumbar intervertebral discs, high fat content of paraspinal muscles and low back pain and disability

AJ Teichtahl, DM Urquhart, Y Wang, AE Wluka… - Arthritis research & …, 2015 - Springer
… Sitthipornvorakul E, Janwantanakul P, Purepong N, Pensri P, van der Beek AJ. The association
between physical activity and neck and low back pain: a systematic review. Eur Spine J. …

[HTML][HTML] The association between obesity and low back pain and disability is affected by mood disorders: a population-based, cross-sectional study of men

L Chou, SRE Brady, DM Urquhart, AJ Teichtahl… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Low back pain (LBP) and obesity are major public health problems; however, the relationship
between body composition and low back pain in men is unknown. This study aims to …