Knee Articular Cartilage Development in Children: A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Sex, Growth, Body Composition, and Physical Activity
Jones G, Ding C, Glisson M, Hynes K, Ma D, Cicuttini F. Knee Articular Cartilage Development in Children: A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Sex, Growth, Body Composition, and Physical Activity. Pediatric Research 2003, 54: 230-236. PMID: 12736391, DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000072781.93856.e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArticular cartilage volumePhysical activityCartilage volumeTanner stageEffects of sexPhysical activity associationsArticular cartilageLateral tibial compartmentHigh accrual rateOverweight childrenMedial tibialArticular cartilage developmentTibial compartmentBody compositionVigorous sportsMost childrenFemale childrenTibialNormal childrenWeight changeActivity associationsCartilage developmentLater lifeAverage intervalAccrual rate