Sport-related knee injury may not contribute to fat mass gains in youth athletes

Young athletes with knee injuries demonstrated similar adiposity gains vs. uninjured athletes at 2 years post-injury, revealing a potential window for obesity prevention strategies, according to a study in Arthritis Care & Research.“Knee joint injuries and elevated adiposity are independent risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (OA),” Justin M. Losciale, DPT, PhD, of the George E.