Occupational activities and osteoarthritis of the knee

The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is rising and the search for interventions to mitigate risk is intensifying. This review considers the contribution of occupational activities to disease occurrence and the lessons for prevention.Systematic search in Embase and Medline covering the period 1996 to November 2011.Reasonably good evidence exists that physical work activities (especially kneeling, squatting, lifting and climbing) can cause...