Obesity does not affect the size of infrapatellar fat pad adipocytes: implications for the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis
(2016)
Journal Article
Garcia, J., Wei, W., Runhaar, J., Wright, K., Mennan, C., Roberts, S., …Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y. (2016). Obesity does not affect the size of infrapatellar fat pad adipocytes: implications for the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S334-S335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.599
Purpose: Obesity is known to be a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Obesity is accompanied by adipocyte hypertrophy and elevated inflammation in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue. The infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) is an ad... Read More about Obesity does not affect the size of infrapatellar fat pad adipocytes: implications for the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis.