Knee Pain, Joint Loading, and Structural Abnormalities on MRI in 13-Year-Old Children in a Population-Based Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee pain is a common problem in children and adolescents, and it often has a chronic character.

Purpose

To examine the prevalence of knee pain in 13-year-old children and assess associations of knee pain with physical factors and the presence of structural abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Study design

Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Data from the Generation R Study, a population-based birth cohort, were used. Prevalence and characteristics of knee pain were assessed, using a pain mannequin, in children 13 years of age (N = 1849). Patient characteristics and data on physical activity were extracted from questionnaires. The body mass index standard deviation score and waist-hip ratio were calculated from objectiv

SUBMITTER: van Leeuwen GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529129 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature