Optimal management of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) should include, where possible,
modification of risk factors through targeted interventions. The objectives of the present …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour
Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and …

Aim: Dose–response meta-analysis has been widely employed in evidence-based decision-
making. Currently, the most popular approach is the one or two-stage generalized least …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour
Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and …

Background This study aimed to quantify the absenteeism costs of knee and hip
osteoarthritis in the Netherlands for the Dutch workforce and specific groups of workers …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour
Organization (ILO) are developing a joint methodology for estimating the national and global …

Objective To assess the association between occupational exposures and knee
osteoarthritis (OA). Methods We systematically searched for observational studies that …

Discussion Risk factors for the development and progression of early knee OA can be
broken into two categories: non-modifiable and modifiable (Table 1). Non-modifiable risk …

This systematic review and meta-analysis identified and critically reviewed the findings of
recent studies (last 15 years) examining relationships between specific physically …

Background To reduce the social burden of knee osteoarthritis (OA) by addressing it in the
early stages in the population at greatest risk, the epidemiology of knee OA needs to be …