Mechanical load plus a biomarker that reflects cartilage degradation may predict worsening cartilage thickness in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2021 OARSI World Congress.
“We are motivated to look at the relationship between mechanics of biochemical biomarkers and knee cartilage outcomes,” Natasha Ivanochko, PhD, of the department of kinesiology and health sciences at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, said in her presentation.
According to Ivanochko, previous research has demonstrated associations between cumulative load and worsening knee cartilage