Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent joint disease. Obesity is one of the most important risk factors of new-onset OA and deterioration of OA. Obesity was once considered to cause OA simply by added mechanical force. Yet, more recent studies have shown that metabolic factors produced by fat tissue can also initiate inflammatory cascade that consequently can lead to OA. This is...

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